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Re: Arc Browser Company: Chrome and Safari face a new challenger

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"Arc Browser" is just Chromium + uBlock + some GUI enhancements I really wish that articles about "new browsers" should state up front what (if anything) they are built on top of. Each time I am hopeful that someone has taken on the monumental task of creating a new, better, or at least different web engine/ browser. The competition would be good. The near impossible complexity in writing a new web browser from scrat…

> Each time I am hopeful that someone has taken on the monumental task of creating a new, better, or at least different web engine/ browser. The competition would be good. What would be the benefit of having a browser with a new web engine?

What would be the benefit of having more than one word processor, compiler, database, operating system or photo manipulation system?

I say competition and innovation as well as selection. For browsers security. How can I mmention security?

Well, if Chromium has a serious bug, it impacts millions and millions.

Having different engines should hopefully mean some are immune to that particular one so you cant win the grand prize with a hack for one engine.

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