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520 points kevinyew | 2 comments | 04 Sep 25 12:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

https://browsercompany.substack.com/p/your-tuesday-in-2030

https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/atlassian-acqui...

https://www.theverge.com/web/770947/browser-company-arc-dia-...

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thor-rodrigues ◴[04 Sep 25 16:27 UTC] No.45129033[source]▶

I’m not sure whether I find it more worrisome or fascinating that we live in a world where a company that, as far as I know, has never generated a single dollar in revenue has managed to exist for over five years, employ more than 100 people, and still get acquired for this amount.

This isn’t criticism or sarcasm — I’m genuinely impressed, but also very curious about the rationale behind it.

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colelyman ◴[04 Sep 25 16:41 UTC] No.45129191[source]▶

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Agreed, to make it even more interesting Browser Company discontinued Arc earlier this year. So not only did they do all of the things OP listed, but also didn't have a current product when acquired.

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ar_lan ◴[04 Sep 25 17:56 UTC] No.45130146[source]▶

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They have "Dia" - which is Chrome + AI chat?

https://www.diabrowser.com/

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dbbk ◴[04 Sep 25 18:04 UTC] No.45130245[source]▶

>>45130146 #

Chrome + AI chat is... Chrome + Gemini though

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ActionHank ◴[04 Sep 25 18:08 UTC] No.45130296[source]▶

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