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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by Certhas on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @05:37AM (#42181972)
Google has to provide a choice screen. It's not an automatic given that independent Chrome would have to.
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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by sofixa on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @06:01AM (#42182135)
Google Chrome is explicitly one of the things Alphabet are listed as a gatekeeper on, with an explicit decision: https://digital-markets-act-cases.ec.europa.eu/cases/DMA.100...

So I don't see how an independent Chrome would be much different.

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by Certhas on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @12:22PM (#42185903)
Chrome is designated a Core Platform Service, Alphabet is the gatekeeper. If Chrome is independent, it could only be designated a gatekeeper if it has an annual turnover of 7.5 billion Eur in the EU. In which case it is definitely economically viable.
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