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It’s also not 100% Google fault. Chrome was needed to move the web forward when it was launched. And are they now suppose to make a less good browser to help competitors emerge?

I’m not happy with the current situation and would hate to see Mozilla fail, but I can’t fault Google for the current situation.

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That's like saying it's OK for someone to invade Poland because they got the trains to run on time.

What... No that is not same. Mozilla failing isn’t Googles fault, the opposite in fact, the’ve kept Mozilla alive for years.

Google misusing their position to dictate web standards, that’s Googles fault. But Google-centric standards didn’t cause Mozillas current problems. Poor management did.

Yeah success can lead to all these. Especially when shareholders demand it or someone in marketing gets the idea. In general programmers don't get that much evil ideas.

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