Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome
by lolinder on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @08:14AM
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Any potential buyer will have to be looking to use Chrome to accomplish the same kinds of synergies that Google is using it for, to get ahead in some adjacent market. Depending on the buyer that could be good for competition, at least in the short term, but it's not clear that it will be better for us as users.
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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome
by nfw2 on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @01:13PM
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Hypothetically, why would some buyer using Chrome's monopoly to establish a market advantage in an adjacent domain be different than Google using Chrome's monopoly to establish a market advantage in an adjacent domain?
Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome
by maronato on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @04:31PM
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Because the relationship between Google and Chrome goes both ways. Chrome helps Google keep their monopoly on search and ads, and Google helps Chrome keep its monopoly via Android and its other products.
After the separation, Google won’t have an incentive to promote Chrome - so it’ll lose market share eventually, and Chrome won’t have an incentive to require things like Google accounts or use Google search by default - opening space for other companies to compete.