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Re:Divesting AdSense might help Google stave off worse regul... by izacus on Friday February 07, 2020 @05:01AM (#22264572)
Can you show one example where that has worked?

This model can already be used right now - and it hasn't been successful at all. Especially when there are other players left in the market that subsidise their development.

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Re:Divesting AdSense might help Google stave off worse regul... by antupis on Friday February 07, 2020 @06:29AM (#22265004)
Firefox is doing pretty well and it has 5% market share.
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Re:Divesting AdSense might help Google stave off worse regul... by Mirioron on Friday February 07, 2020 @07:01AM (#22265176)
They've been bleeding marketshare for a long time. They're essentially the only realistic alternative to Chromium yet their marketshare is eroding. I'm not sure that's a good example of a successful spin off like that.
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Re:Divesting AdSense might help Google stave off worse regul... by estebarb on Friday February 07, 2020 @08:32AM (#22265751)
Firefox earnings come most from search engine royalties for being featured... Google keeps it alive.

Basically Google is developing Chrome and funding its major competitor.

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