system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: how do browser companies make money since they are all free of charge? The money they get from ads is enough to keep company running?
gpt
Microsoft and Google make money with their browsers by steering you towards their other services with them. Mozilla gets shared ad revenue from Google because Firefox uses them as the default search, as does Opera, which also licenses their browser for use on phones and such.