Google had a plan called “Project NERA” to turn the web into a walled garden
I've never understood the criticism of Firefox on HN. I've been a happy user since 2004.<p>I viewed chrome the same as IE. Owned by a big US tech company that only cares about one thing, and that one thing isn't you or me, only what your and my data/views are worth.<p>As far as I'm concerned all criticism leveled at Firefox is neatly mitigated by the reality of what chrome is, spyware.