The Browser Company mulls selling or open-sourcing Arc Browser amid AI-focused pivot

Tuesday, the browser company said he thought to buy or open his arc browser because because they want to distract the resources for the development of a new browser working with the EU

When the company is Declared Dia in December 2024Yes, admitted that the arc is a complex browser for many users and wanted to build a product that applies to the masses. Since then, the browser company provides incorrect adjustments and security updates for arc, but the development of the application and stopped adding features.

In A new blog postCEO Josh Miller, the company, said he entered the “Innovation Tax” of the ARC browser.

“For most people, Arc was just very different, very little thing to learn, for very little reward […] On top of that, there was no unity in both the main features of the arc and the main values. It was experienced, it was part of his charm, but also his complexity, “Miller wrote.

The browser does not plan to completely close the arc, but he said he sells it or opens it. At the same time, Miller would not want to give the internal SDK, the main component of the problem, the main component of the browser, and would not want to give this IP.

“Whenever we love the source arc, we cannot make a meaningful meaningful meaning. And ADC is still the basis for the value of our company. It does not mean it will never be.”

Especially too Arc browser Users They asked the company to turn it into an open source project.

Browser is still in the Alpha test of the Dia browser. The company has not given a date for a wider release, but the browser’s arc members will be available to test for the test.