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The web really needs a truly cleansheet, non-invasive, open source browser written in a modern language. It’s disheartening to see the consolidation in the web space on Chrome. We need an alternative. There has to be someone who can counter Chrome’s dominance with a modern, fast browser engine.

(PS - I am and have been a Firefox user for many many years)

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The web has become so overdesigned and complicated that I just don't see that happening. No open source group has the kind of funds to take on google. Firefox is barely in there but only just because they were around before google's engine became dominant and google gives them a half billion dollars a year.

And I think you should stick to Firefox (just as I’ll do). It will be built on top of the system web view, so chromium on Windows and WebKit on macOS. It will be minimal and lack extensions, and I can’t imagine living without extensions. And if you don’t use any I recommend you to try some. I see no point in this browser, as it will basically be a Firefox Focus for desktop.

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