DogMuffins

LOL. Sure mate. Keep smelling your own facts and I'll eat a bag of dicks when ... checks notes ... the Italian government produces a FOSS browser to compete with Chrome & FF 🤣

Most of this is self referencing. Like the default search engine is not an example of Google's control, it's Mozilla's revenue model.

The remainder sounds like personal gripes that you're misconstruing as evidence of nefarious intent.

There's also plenty of evidence to the contrary, total cookie protection to name but one.

Additionally, beurocratic processes produce terrible software. Log in to any govt website as a refresher.

Finally, browsers are incredibly complex, if this model worked you'd use it for much simpler projects first.

1. Write blog spam with titles like "5 things ..."

Yes absolutely.

Pro tip: choose an appropriate annual budget, divide that amongst different projects in a logical way.

I don't really have any more faith in Mercedes than I do with infotainment systems.

I don't doubt that they have amazing org knowledge around integrating data systems, but how are they with... any of the myriad of other components of operating systems?

Sorry mate this is not some special fight club logic. It's not even really accounting or economics logic, it's just kinda common sense.

What price should I sell my lemonade for? I'll have more customers if I sell it cheaper...

The part which seems lost on most commenters is that these companies have huge and very sophisticated market research campaigns. They can predict with great accuracy how their demographics will respond.

It may mean, NASA content plus other content they feel is appropriate to the service.

I don't usually think "paid service" when I see the plus symbol added to something.

First party operating systems always seem to be terrible.

Is that normal?

Yes

If this was the intention, it might backfire.

If you're not active on Twitter but you don't want your account stolen, is it easier to become active or just use some service to post drivel every few days.