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Re:Feds may target Google's Chrome browser for breakup by Sander_Marechal on Monday October 12, 2020 @07:29AM (#24753345)
Countless shareholder lawsuits say otherwise though. So it may not be their fiduciary duty, but if there's a good chance they get sued if they don't maximize profits, they will anyway.
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Re:Feds may target Google's Chrome browser for breakup by vonmoltke on Monday October 12, 2020 @10:17AM (#24754551)
> Countless shareholder lawsuits say otherwise though. So it may not be their fiduciary duty, but if there's a good chance they get sued if they don't maximize profits, they will anyway.

No, they don't. In fact, I can't find any that involve maximizing anything.

Also, filing a lawsuit is trivial. Succeeding is a whole other kettle of fish.

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Re:Feds may target Google's Chrome browser for breakup by magicalist on Monday October 12, 2020 @08:15AM (#24753606)
> but if there's a good chance they get sued if they don't maximize profits

That's exactly the myth the above link is about, btw.

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