Re:Google Being Forced to Sell Chrome Is Not Good for the Web
by andrewflnr on Friday March 14, 2025 @11:28PM
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Would that be a better world than we have now, though, if Chrome was nominally separate from Google but still only exists because Google pays for it? It seems like the same thing with extra steps.
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Re:Google Being Forced to Sell Chrome Is Not Good for the Web
by thewebguyd on Saturday March 15, 2025 @01:01PM
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I believe the default search payments are also part of the antitrust case, so likely those payments will also become illegal, also affecting Firefox and Apple/Safari.
Re:Google Being Forced to Sell Chrome Is Not Good for the Web
by paulryanrogers on Saturday March 15, 2025 @01:52PM
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I don't think it's illegal for anyone to buy defaults. Rather, just for large players with outsized market share.
Re:Google Being Forced to Sell Chrome Is Not Good for the Web
by paulryanrogers on Saturday March 15, 2025 @01:51PM
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If Chrome cannot be owned by Google (nor Alphabet) then that is an important separation. It means Chrome could auction off the rights. Much as Firefox offers non-Google search in certain markets, which happened in the US at least once.