THE LARGEST MONEY-PRINTING UI ELEMENT EVER MADE

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A browser’s URL/search bar is an expensive piece of real estate. Google pays Firefox approximately $400 million and Safari receives between $15-20 billion for Google to be the default search engine. This article floats the idea that creating a popular browser and selling the default search preference could be a viable business strategy given the lucrative nature of the browser's URL/search bar.