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Three browser engines control the entire web. Three. And we call that an open platform. Gosub is a from-scratch, modular browser engine that challenges this oligopoly — not by matching Chrome’s bloat, but by proving the giants left something critical behind: simplicity, modularity, and independence. The web doesn’t need another Chromium skin. It needs a new foundation.
Firefox is losing users, but its true value isn’t in market share—it’s in being the last independent browser engine. As Chrome and Chromium-based browsers dominate, abandoning Firefox hands total control of web standards to a single corporate monopoly. Your browser choice is a vote for digital sovereignty.
A solo developer spent two years building a browser that passes the obsolete Acid3 test. But in a world where Speedometer 3.1 and real-world performance define relevance, celebrating a dead benchmark isn’t just pointless — it’s misleading. The underdog story we want might be the distraction we don’t need.
A new GPL-licensed browser called Northstar challenges the Chrome monoculture by embracing a niche: being a lightweight, hackable sandbox for specialized developer needs. It doesn’t aim to replace Chrome—it aims to prove that the web can be more than one monolithic stack.
A recent Hacker News thread asking if websites work on the obscure Nordstjernen browser isn’t just a joke—it’s a brutal reminder that universal web compatibility is a fragile illusion. When a new browser crashes on the modern web, it exposes the hidden costs of our bloated, standardized ecosystem and challenges what it means to build for the internet.