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Google will not abandon Mozilla

Google will not abandon Mozilla

Posted Oct 25, 2007 7:14 UTC (Thu) by khim (subscriber, #9252)
Parent article: The state of Mozilla

And it's not even related to "don't be evil" mantra. It just makes absolutely no sense: for survival Google need either open web or Google-locked web. As long as Microsoft has desktop monopoly Google-locked web is a pipe dread - even if Google wanted to create it. So till Microsoft's monopoly exist Google will fight for open web just because it makes business sense! After... Who knows - may be Google will stick to "don't be evil" mantra, may be not, but till then - it's sure bet.


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Google will not abandon Mozilla

Posted Oct 25, 2007 11:01 UTC (Thu) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]

Just a note that the typo `pipe dread' is a lovely coinage (`pipemare' is more descriptive but
too opaque).

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