Pay‑to‑Remove Browser Features

Browser makers may start selling a one‑time 'clean' version that strips monetization, rather than selling premium features; the purchase is effectively payment to opt out of the vendor's default ecosystem. That creates platform asymmetries (different pricing by OS), reframes defaults as monetizable products, and forces users to pay to avoid being monetized. — This shifts the default‑versus‑paid axis in platform design and raises consumer‑protection, competition, and equity questions about what features are 'value' versus 'clutter' and whether users should pay to avoid being monetized.