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U.S. DoJ Again Calls for Google to Sell Chrome
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Isn't there small pieces of google in about 5 or 6 other browsers any ways?
Besides chrome extensions.
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Facebook and a few others tied in the search anyways passing information around.
Not a programmer sorry.
Google has the most aggressive data information.
Besides chrome extensions.
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Facebook and a few others tied in the search anyways passing information around.
Not a programmer sorry.
Google has the most aggressive data information.
So who ever gets this browser gets the gold for the 21st century.
Do they sell the data back to google?
Shell games.
Do they sell the data back to google?
Shell games.
In the USA we had Telecoms broken up and all they did was regroup re-name and go again.
Is this what might just happen to the browser?
Is this what might just happen to the browser?
As of October 2024 Chrome had 79.4% market share on desktop and 68% on mobile, according to Wikipedia via Chat-GPT. And that doesn’t include Chromium-based browsers.
this has a >50% chance of actually happening
Actually, the break up of AT&T is the key event that led to low cost, fast internet. Multiple companies jumped in and each tried to build the bigger, faster network. Remember buying services where you first dialed an 800 number to access their network? The built up so much capacity that it led to ample bandwidth for the start of the public internet. So that breakup helped.
My Education>>>
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Chromium is a free and open-source web browser project, primarily developed and maintained by Google.[3] It is a widely-used codebase, providing the vast majority of code for Google Chrome and many other browsers, including Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, and Opera. The code is also used by several app frameworks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser)
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Chromium is a free and open-source web browser project, primarily developed and maintained by Google.[3] It is a widely-used codebase, providing the vast majority of code for Google Chrome and many other browsers, including Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, and Opera. The code is also used by several app frameworks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser)
But a key difference is that a large number of those users actively went away from their default browser (typically on a Windows PC) and they could very easily go back to that or another browser without missing a beat. But it has been harder to move to another search engine due less competitive alternatives. But it is interesting and news to me that Chrome as that high a market. I did use if for a number of years. I like some of its features but it too often became a CPU hog.
I know what you mean. I just set up a really nice Mini PC; it came pre-loaded with Windows 11 Pro. The way it was trying to shove Edge and Office 365 down my throat was not appreciated.
It's such a shock to see this administration do anything whatsoever for corporate accountability that I have to assume it's simply an oversight and that Trump is so busy golfing that he forgot this was going on. That or Google didn't kiss his butt loudly enough.
how many people are using alternate app stores on Android ?
i think it is tinny proportion, what's the point.
I do think it's good to require alternative app stores for Android and iPhone. I wouldn't likely use it as my phone is the most key link in my chain of security but the option is good.
Google didn't force any one to use Chrome browser.
Monopoly comes into picture when they use their market share to prevent others from competing.
Google doesn't even force anyone to use Google search either.
on Apple products people have option to change search engine, most people don't because they like google search,
I use Safari on MacOS, Firefox on linux, use DuckDuckGo for search.
ISPs in US have the best monopoly.
you would lucky if a person living in US have more that 2 options for internet service, igniring that crappy 5G Modems that Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile uses to provide internet.
there are alternatives to Google Search, Chrome Browser.
Agree. I think that is slowly starting to change. I was referring to the network and companies that serves as the backbone of the internet and phone system.
Nooo, you don't say?
I suppose it's better late than never. But I think it's really too late now. All the harm has been done. Now we just have to see if the new technologies that can leapfrog them will be squashed by Google. That should be the regulator's new assignment, to make sure Google doesn't abuse their monopoly to squash competition going froward.
I suppose it's better late than never. But I think it's really too late now. All the harm has been done. Now we just have to see if the new technologies that can leapfrog them will be squashed by Google. That should be the regulator's new assignment, to make sure Google doesn't abuse their monopoly to squash competition going froward.
I read some mis-understandings here.
Google (search engine) is not Google Chrome (web browser), and Google Chrome is not Google.
Google (search engine) is not Google Chrome (web browser), and Google Chrome is not Google.
I suspect the recently-purged puppet DoJ wants Elon the Nazi to buy it.
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This is a good start. Netxt, force Amazon to divest itself of AWS. Its the engine that allows Amazon to make enormous profits and abuse its 3rd party sellers on Amazon.com.