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		azinman2 on Feb 1, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Open-sourcing Chrome on iOS The question wasn't "what's the best product," it was "Why do so many prefer the walled garden?"

NTripleOne on Feb 2, 2017 [–]

Because to the average, non-technically minded user, they bought the phone for the logo on the back.

Sadly, average, non-technically minded users make up a large proportion of the global populace.

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