• Pumpkin Escobar
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      2916 days ago

      I liked googles response statement that they disagree with the ruling and are considering their next steps. You could hear the champagne bottles popping open in the background… and it was a written statement.

      • @[email protected]
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        816 days ago

        To be fair anything short of selling chrome or breaking up the company would have a positive reaction. The possibility of losing chrome was priced in.

  • @[email protected]
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    1416 days ago

    I never thought forcing Google to sell Chrome was a good idea. Most of the companies lining up to buy it were AI companies flushed with private equity money. Does anyone really think those companies would do a better job at protecting user privacy and avoiding monopolistic practices?

    • BlackEcoOP
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      616 days ago

      While I agree with you, I wished that Mehta would entertain the idea of spinning Chrome into an independent company, even though it is still unclear to me how a browser company can generate revenue, especially to pay the salaries of the army of engineers working on Blink.

      • @[email protected]
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        716 days ago

        Yeah, it would have steadily lost money until one of those same companies stepped in and bought it anyway.