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    DOJ schlägt Zwangsverkauf von Google Chrome vor und könnte 20 Milliarden US-Dollar einbringen, wenn Richter zustimmt: Bericht


    DOJ schlägt Zwangsverkauf von Google Chrome vor und könnte 20 Milliarden US-Dollar einbringen, wenn Richter zustimmt: Bericht

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2024/11/20/google-chrome-sale/76454531007/

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    1. LeetModule on

      Elmo is about to buy Chrome and rename it X browser or some shit.

    2. ilovemybaldhead on

      It should be a spin-off, not a sale, similar to the way they broke up AT&T. This will make it more difficult (but obviously not impossible) for another tech giant to buy and abuse it.

    3. Seven-Prime on

      This doesn’t make any sense to me. Who’s lobbying for this to happen? There’s gotta be some klept planned.

    4. __the_alchemist__ on

      I’m ignorant to all of this but it’s crazy to me how the government can force companies like Google or some to do things. Like hey it’s inconvenient, we force you to use this charger.

    5. echopulse on

      This will be terrible for schools that use chromebooks. It would be better to separate YouTube from google than chrome

    6. Expensive_Finger_973 on

      The base bits of Chrome are already open source (Chromium), so who would pay anything for Chrome outside of the name since it is just Chromium with the bits needed to more tightly integrate with Google services? Which would probably be done away with if they are forced to divest it anyway. It would surely no longer be the default browser used by Android or included in the GPS suite in short order.

      The end result doesn’t seem to do anything to further the supposed goal of putting the brakes on Googles monopoly over online advertising. It seems to me the thing to do would be to make Alphabet divest the ad division, or divest everything that is directly funded by money earned from the ad division. Anything else is just making a confusing mess of a solution that allows so much gray area that Alphabet can just work around it with time.

      Which honestly is probably the point.

    7. redditorx13579 on

      It’s the only part of Google politicians understand. Spinning off Chrome wouldn’t change anything.

    8. NoRiskNoGainz on

      20 billion dollars for the most popular web browser in the world seems very low.

    9. ketosoy on

      Google never should have limited ad-blockers in the chrome store.  They practically begged the DOJ for this outcome.

    10. Caraes_Naur on

      Selling Chrome is the just easiest part of the proposal to report on. But it’s not entirely clear whether that means the Chromium codebase or the version of it branded *Chrome*.

      Google would also have to immediately divest from any third-party search and/or AI ventures, and would be prohibited from investing in or acquiring such things for 5 years.

      This is a direct result of Google being allowed to buy DoubleClick all those years ago.

      Microsoft has bought a browser engine before, which they milked for 20 years).

      Most interesting is if Apple buys Chrome… which means Safari would get a massive update (although still neutered to suit Apple’s agenda).

      Worst case scenario, Oracle buys Chrome.

    11. SuppaBunE on

      Why are they focusing on Google and Chrome?

      I’m fine with Google and chrome being heavily integrated. I crave that shit becuaee it’s useful for my day to.day.

      But I sully use chrome in my work for my stuff.

      And work stuff I use edge.

      And its not like chrome is embedded into the OS like windows and IE or EDGE.

      We have options of what to use

    12. Code00110100 on

      Ridiculous. What’s this? China? This is almost jack ma all over. Guess somebody wants money up there…

    13. Radiant_Sir5160 on

      Id say the DoJ doesn’t fully comprehend what they are even doing and Google are just sitting there going along with it putting up a play fight.

      Even before chrome, Google was the dominant search engine and it will continue to be even after chrome is broken off.

      And unless it’s going to 1 of the big tech companies, which would defeat the purpose of it being spun off as it just goes from 1 having monopoly to another then the future of every browser based on chromium is likely to suffer in the hands of its incompetent new owner.
      There isn’t many people with the 20bn to buy it people or company and if it ends up in the hands of Lemon husk then we are all fucked

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