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0 pointsGeekyBear7y ago0 comments

Also, Google paid to have their browser installed through the installers of other companies software, by default.

For instance, by default, the installer for AVG's free antivirus program would install Google Chrome and make it the default browser.

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dmix7y ago

I don't see any problem with doing a few partnerships like these. Even with some major companies. Firefox could easily do the same.

It's only a problem when you squeeze out competition by doing exclusive contracts with all major distributors in a particular distribution channel.

GeekyBearOP7y ago

I'd say that sneaking an install of your product onto people's computers when they are not expecting it is exploiting a dark pattern.

However, the point was that Chrome didn't mysteriously gain market share solely based on some sort of technical superiority.

Google paid to gain market share with the sorts of clueless users who click next during install wizards without reading anything.

joering27y ago

My point was Google didn't pay anything to gain the market share because they advertise Chrome on their frontpage, something neither Firefox, nor IE, nor Opera nor Safari, nor anyone else in that matter could do.

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WorkLifeBalance7y ago

But only you can leverage your monopoly on search to know exactly which products are worth having those contracts with.

gkya7y ago

If Mozilla is honest to its premise it can not do such a thing.

codedokode7y ago

Mozilla probably doesn't have so much money to pay for installing their browser.

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