Why not just release this as an extension? And make it work with Firefox as well. This seems why browser extensions exist at all. No need to pretend that perplexity or openai is actually going to do any work at all on the rest of the browser. And it seems overkill to release your own browser just to white label it.
IIRC most web use is mobile. Approximately 0% of mobile users can install extensions.
Edit: I forgot iOS Safari can install extensions. Android users can install Firefox and then install extensions, but this is a big ask for the typical user.
Probably still a good estimate that <0.5% of mobile users have ever installed an extension.
I do it for Ublock Origin. The web without an adblocker sucks so much ass. I truly don't understand how regular users do it without killing themselves.
If that is a literally true, I'd be doubting her capability to informed consent to a relationship, but that's just me. It's literally a google search and one or two button clicks. It's about the same complexity as opening and scrolling Facebook.
> OpenAI decided to build its own browser, rather than simply a “plug-in” on top of another company’s browser, in order to have more control over the data it can collect, one source said.
It's pretty much impossible to create WebExtensions that provide a complete experience and feel native. The API is (perhaps rightfully so) quite restrictive.
