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		pipeline_peak on Jan 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why do new browsers use Chromium instead o... I think Chromium’s performance contributed a lot to its dominance. Browser distributions have to build off of it to be relevant. Other than Ekioh’s Flow, I don’t know any other competitive attempts from companies building browser components from scratch.

olliej on Jan 12, 2022 | [–]

The aggressive advertising on many of the most popular sites on the web also helped a lot, the occasional accidental breakage of other browsers on those same google properties also worked out in their favor.

tata71 on Jan 12, 2022 | [–]

Performance & security, easy choice.

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