Brave Origin

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• Brave Origin is a paid Brave Browser build with Tor, LLM, and bundled features removed.
• Positioned as a clean, officially supported build for users who want no extras.
• Free on Linux; up to 10 device activations per license.
• Effectively a privacy browser without the crypto/AI layer.

Discussion

• Commenters note irony: paying to remove features implies users never wanted them.
• Engine concern: Blink-based Brave strengthens Google’s web hegemony — some prefer Firefox or await Ladybird.
• Activation cap (10 installs) criticized as anti-consumer for paid software.
• Mozilla called out for not offering a similar paid/donation Firefox tier.

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