Beijing-based Redcore has admitted that its China-made web browser was based on Google’s Chrome, following online accusations that the company had ripped off the US internet giant’s program. Photo: ReutersBeijing-based Redcore has admitted that its China-made web browser was based on Google’s Chrome, following online accusations that the company had ripped off the US internet giant’s program. Photo: Reuters
Beijing-based Redcore has admitted that its China-made web browser was based on Google’s Chrome, following online accusations that the company had ripped off the US internet giant’s program. Photo: Reuters
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Redcore CEO admits ‘100pc China-developed browser’ is built on Google’s Chrome, says writing code from scratch would ‘take many years’

Redcore, which recently raised 250 million yuan (US$36 million) in funding, said on its website that its browser had ‘broken the American monopoly’

Topic |   China technology
Sarah Dai
Sarah Dai

Updated: 9:17pm, 17 Aug, 2018

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Beijing-based Redcore has admitted that its China-made web browser was based on Google’s Chrome, following online accusations that the company had ripped off the US internet giant’s program. Photo: ReutersBeijing-based Redcore has admitted that its China-made web browser was based on Google’s Chrome, following online accusations that the company had ripped off the US internet giant’s program. Photo: Reuters
Beijing-based Redcore has admitted that its China-made web browser was based on Google’s Chrome, following online accusations that the company had ripped off the US internet giant’s program. Photo: Reuters
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