" by producing a superior and more robust alternative."

In a commodity market - those with brand and distribution will win.

Chrome isn't really that much better than others. It may be in some areas, not in others.

But when the 'company that owns the web' is promoting it, they can get any number of downloads they chose to as long as the product is competitive.

And distribution is one thing, brands have incredible power - even with 'we HN readers' who should kind of know better.