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Re:Google is a monopoly. Breakup may be coming; what comes a... by nox101 on Thursday August 15, 2024 @04:33PM (#41260069)
Users are not Chrome's customers. Even if Chrome is separated into a separate company that would still be true. Users are unlikely to pay for a browser when every OS comes with a free one.

Some companies that want to be the default search (unless the gov bans that) or, some companies that want to be the default new tab page, would likely be the actual customers

An exception might be Chromebook users. It's not clear how that would break out. Especially in light of ChromeOS being cancelled for Android

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Re:Google is a monopoly. Breakup may be coming; what comes a... by zamadatix on Thursday August 15, 2024 @04:38PM (#41260116)
Right now the main paying user of Chrome is Google as a tool to deliver product integrations and guarantee browser based ad delivery. It's just that all of that is seen as internal expense in developing Chrome instead of an external source of revenue from Chrome. If Chrome were split off the main paying user of Chrome would probably be large enterprises and educational institutions - that'd be a massive change.

I'm not sure it'd really make sense to split Chrome off on its own or not though. Maybe Chrome/ChromeOS/Android as a base software platform for consumers, businesses, and schools.

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Re:Google is a monopoly. Breakup may be coming; what comes a... by KaoruAoiShiho on Thursday August 15, 2024 @06:04PM (#41260908)
Can you explain what large enterprises and educational institutions would be paying Chrome for?
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Re:Google is a monopoly. Breakup may be coming; what comes a... by zamadatix on Thursday August 15, 2024 @08:40PM (#41261980)
Chrome Enterprise Premium and ChromeOS/Chromebooks are existing paid offerings. They could probably squeeze a few more things out of the enterprise management toolset too though.
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Re:Google is a monopoly. Breakup may be coming; what comes a... by linotype on Thursday August 15, 2024 @06:27PM (#41261131)
Every OS coming with a browser bundled for free is part of the problem.
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