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The Browser Company
browsercompany.substack.com · Company blog · on HN since 2021
The Browser Company, maker of the Arc and Dia browsers, writes about its products, design thinking, and company direction.
What HN saysHN links its letter to Arc members; commenters say it diagnosed Arc's problems correctly but then started a new project instead of fixing them.
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crowcroft · 2025-09-04
The thing is they make the correct diagnoses of Arc's issues [1], but then instead of addressing them and doing the hard work of building a great product, they took the easy way out and started another greenfield project. How often has that ever been a good decision?
1 - https://browsercompany.substack.com/p/letter-to-arc-members-2025
ruszki · 2025-09-25
That’s dead: https://browsercompany.substack.com/p/letter-to-arc-members-2025
I didn’t know either until a few weeks ago.
sphars · 2025-09-04
This was their blog post back in May
https://browsercompany.substack.com/p/letter-to-arc-members-2025
youniverse · 2025-07-22
I would try Firefox or Zen or Brave...
https://browsercompany.substack.com/p/letter-to-arc-members-2025
dustyharddrive · 2025-07-09
They pivoted to "AI": https://browsercompany.substack.com/p/letter-to-arc-members-2025
CharlesW · 2023-07-25
I don't know why they don't have a proper blog, but you might find these links helpful:
https://browsercompany.substack.com/archive
https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrowserCompany
alwillis · 2026-02-12
> Macs were only 8% of Apple's 2025 revenue.
If the Mac were its own standalone business, it would rank at no. 134 on the Fortune 500 with $33.7 billion in revenue. Also, that's a 12% increase in revenue compared to 2024.
If anything, AI has brought more attention to the Mac. Just about every major AI app is released for the Mac first. I've seen complaints about it on HN.
The latest is Claude Cowork. It was released for macOS on January 12th; it didn't ship for Windows until February 10th; it's still not available for Windows running on ARM.
It's been nearly a year since Dia launched [1], the first AI browser, and it's still not available for Windows.
We just had the frenzy over OpenClaw [2] with AI enthusiasts lining up at Apple Stores to buy a Mac mini just to run it!
The most popular AI channels on YouTube are almost exclusively using Macs. Apple seems to have enough runway until they get their act together.
[1]: https://browsercompany.substack.com/p/letter-to-arc-members-2025
[2]: https://builder.aws.com/content/399VbZq9tzAYguWfAHMtHBD6x8H/openclaw-t…