Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44102709

Also this submission title is both editorialized, contrary to the HN guidelines, and inaccurate, because the Browser Company is neither shutting down nor open sourcing Arc.

I never really got the hype around Arc so I see how Dia is already a much more focused product with a more ambitious pitch. That still can't hide the fact that this major pivot is most likely motivated by their investors.

I disagree with a lot of things in the blogpost. I did feel like Arc had cohesion and a purpose. The problem was marketing. The website had zero information, zero screenshots and zero way to sign-up for the longest time.

You had no way to know anything about this browser unless it was by word-of-mouth, not to mention the invite system. I don't think "asking to change browsers is a big ask" at all, otherwise you might as well just shut down the company right now.

Honestly the reasons laid out + the novelty of a new "AI Browser" makes me have a very negative future outlook on The Browser Company.