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Re:U.S. states lean toward breaking up Google's ad tech busi... by ocdtrekkie on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:35PM (#23432893)
Both Android and Chrome could be wildly successful independent companies. Android could charge a license fee to OEMs in addition to the app store business and Chrome could sell search default rights like Firefox does.
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Re:U.S. states lean toward breaking up Google's ad tech busi... by spideymans on Friday June 05, 2020 @04:05PM (#23433299)
Apple makes billions of dollars off of Safari search rights, so I think you're right about Chrome
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Re:U.S. states lean toward breaking up Google's ad tech busi... by nojito on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:49PM (#23433089)
Almost no other service line other than Ads is profitable for Alphabet.
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Re:U.S. states lean toward breaking up Google's ad tech busi... by tengbretson on Friday June 05, 2020 @04:48PM (#23433785)
Maybe we shouldn't allow them to drive a bulldozer through other verticals then.
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Re:U.S. states lean toward breaking up Google's ad tech busi... by nojito on Friday June 05, 2020 @07:28PM (#23435181)
No. Google has always had a flawed business model. It’s been propped up by governments looking the other way for over 15 years.
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