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For people who roll their eyes when someone mentions Linux and all of the free and open source projects adjacent to it (including Firefox!), this is exactly why many people value those things. We actually can have freedom in computing and it's worth pushing for. We don't have to roll over simply accept what Google, Microsoft and Apple want.
Sure but Google also uses tons of open source - android is built on the linux kernel, and even chrome is or is based on open source:
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src
I'm aware, but ultimately they're still an ad company that uses technology to sell more ads. Any minor aspects of altruism (if it can be called that) can't wash that away.