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The article doesn't mention to what browser in what percentage users have switched. The commenter above thinks that is Google Chrome and there are reasons to think so. Additionally most of the `independent` browsers are Blink based, thus assuming Google gets more market tech wise is correct as well.

You comment however lacks any substance.

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My quote says users switch away from both Safari and Chrome given the option. Although switching from Safari to Chrome must be common, the stats (if you believe the article, since no precise numbers are given) seem to show that both browsers suffer, obviously because Chrome is also getting replaced by other browsers on Google phones. It seems difficult to interpret that as "helping Google control the market".

I'm not sure if most browsers under iOS already use blink by the way, as far as I know they are still almost all running WebKit.

> I'm not sure if most browsers under iOS already use blink by the way, as far as I know they are still almost all running WebKit.

Google last year stated they are working on bringing blink to iOS. They called it an experiment but obviously knew iOS was being forced to open up. So it’s happening (not yet but they are working on it). IE6 all over again.

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