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Blog - #3

The Chromium Monopoly

Posted: 2022-12-20 (UTC+00:00)

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Introduction

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It's no secret that I'm an advocate of Chromium and will use it for the foreseeable future. It is - a highly secure web browser which provides strong protection against malicious wesbites and the code - they run, and, while I am not too interested in high performance, it is a very performant web - browser, despite its security features.

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However, the intention of this blog post is not to promote Chromium for any reason, but rather show - an issue with it; an issue which is larger than may be realised by web-surfing users. That issue is - the large monopoly Chromium has in the web browser market; +

It's no secret that I'm an advocate of Chromium and will use it for the + foreseeable future. It is a highly secure web browser which provides strong + protection against malicious wesbites and the code they run, and, while I am not + too interested in high performance, it is a very performant web browser, despite + its security features.

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However, the intention of this blog post is not to promote Chromium for any + reason, but rather show an issue with it; an issue which is larger than may be + realised by web-surfing users. That issue is the large monopoly Chromium has in + the web browser market; Chromium's market share is around 65%, - making it the largest slice of the cake. The issue becomes even deeper and more problematic when you - realise that the second-place web browser, Safari, has only an 18% market share.

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The main issue with this type of monopoly is the large amounts of power and influence it gives - Chromium, which can lead to, and is leading to, excessive authority of how the web should work, and - the standards which are implemented, which all other web browsers must comply with in order to have - a fully working web.

+ making it the largest slice of the cake. The issue becomes even deeper and more + problematic when you realise that the second-place web browser, Safari, has only + an 18% market share.

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The main issue with this type of monopoly is the large amounts of power and + influence it gives Chromium, which can lead to, and is leading to, excessive + authority of how the web should work, and the standards which are implemented, + which all other web browsers must comply with in order to have a fully working + web.

Solution

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In order to combat the Chromium monopoly, users typically go over to Chromium's classical rival, - Firefox. However, Firefox is dying and has lost almost all of its userbase over the last 2-3 years; - the reason for this is a tale of selfishness and greed, caused by Firefox's parent company to go off - course and lose its original goal of providing a freedom-respecting, open web. Mozilla caused - self-inflicted damage which it cannot recover from, and, to me, is already dead. The vultures are - simply waiting for the final, small group of users to abandon the project before Firefox finally - succumbs to its own demise; the demise it caused itself.

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If attempting to increase Firefox's market share to previous levels will be in vain, what is the - solution? How can we prevent Chromium from completely taking over the web and dictating everything - we do and how the web should be designed and used?

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To find the answer to these important but difficult questions, we must go to the alternatives which - still have a fighting chance. Safari, developed by Apple, is based on WebKit, an engine completely - independent of Chromium and Firefox.

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Just using a non-Chromium-based web browser is not enough; the choice must already have enough - market share to still be relevant, and be capable of gaining new users. Safari, being preinstalled - on Apple devices including iPhone and Mac, already has a great advantage over Firefox. Apple - devices, especially iPhone, is abundant in streets everywhere on the planet. Safari is the default - choice for Apple users and has a large market share simply because of how widespread it is. - Exploiting this fact is the only way to gain more market share and take down Chromium before it is - too late; the clock is ticking, and Apple are the only ones preventing Chromium from completely - taking over the web. Backing Safari instead of Firefox will keep the WebKit market share from - falling to a critically low percentage, making it impossible to make a comeback, as has happened to - Firefox. Sometimes, directly supporting a political party is not the way to get them into power, - supporting the second-place alternative is, in order to keep the one you don't want out of power, - giving the party you do want in power an advantage. To win this war against the Chromium monopoly, - we must be tactical, not emotional.

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In order to combat the Chromium monopoly, users typically go over to + Chromium's classical rival, Firefox. However, Firefox is dying and has lost + almost all of its userbase over the last 2-3 years; the reason for this is a + tale of selfishness and greed, caused by Firefox's parent company to go off + course and lose its original goal of providing a freedom-respecting, open web. + Mozilla caused self-inflicted damage which it cannot recover from, and, to me, + is already dead. The vultures are simply waiting for the final, small group of + users to abandon the project before Firefox finally succumbs to its own demise; + the demise it caused itself.

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If attempting to increase Firefox's market share to previous levels will be + in vain, what is the solution? How can we prevent Chromium from completely + taking over the web and dictating everything we do and how the web should be + designed and used?

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To find the answer to these important but difficult questions, we must go to + the alternatives which still have a fighting chance. Safari, developed by Apple, + is based on WebKit, an engine completely independent of Chromium and + Firefox.

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Just using a non-Chromium-based web browser is not enough; the choice must + already have enough market share to still be relevant, and be capable of gaining + new users. Safari, being preinstalled on Apple devices including iPhone and Mac, + already has a great advantage over Firefox. Apple devices, especially iPhone, is + abundant in streets everywhere on the planet. Safari is the default choice for + Apple users and has a large market share simply because of how widespread it is. + Exploiting this fact is the only way to gain more market share and take down + Chromium before it is too late; the clock is ticking, and Apple are the only + ones preventing Chromium from completely taking over the web. Backing Safari + instead of Firefox will keep the WebKit market share from falling to a + critically low percentage, making it impossible to make a comeback, as has + happened to Firefox. Sometimes, directly supporting a political party is not the + way to get them into power, supporting the second-place alternative is, in order + to keep the one you don't want out of power, giving the party you do want in + power an advantage. To win this war against the Chromium monopoly, we must be + tactical, not emotional.

Conclusion

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Supporting Safari is the first step in supporting WebKit and promoting usage of the independent - web engine. Buying time while supporting and contributing to WebKit browser projects is the best and - only chance anyone has at competing with Chromium, and preventing it from increasing its dominance - to unstoppable levels, at which point there will be no return.

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Supporting Safari is the first step in supporting WebKit and promoting usage + of the independent web engine. Buying time while supporting and contributing to + WebKit browser projects is the best and only chance anyone has at competing with + Chromium, and preventing it from increasing its dominance to unstoppable levels, + at which point there will be no return.