Honestly, I think the biggest danger Google poses to the internet is Chromium's near monopoly, and how that gives them the opportunity to basically decide how the web functions themselves (see:...
Honestly, I think the biggest danger Google poses to the internet is Chromium's near monopoly, and how that gives them the opportunity to basically decide how the web functions themselves (see: the kurfufle a while back about browser attestation).
So I hope whatever remedy the court chooses, it involves Google having less control over the Chromium project. Actually, if the resolution is to ban search deals, this could make that worse, since that money presently supports Firefox, their only remaining real competition.
Related discussion on tildes from a few days ago I am not sure this article brings much new to the table. Though with FT, I personally feel, that is often the case. Rather predictable, it does...
I am not sure this article brings much new to the table. Though with FT, I personally feel, that is often the case. Rather predictable, it does focus on monetary aspects first (ad pricing, stock value, etc), briefly touches on some possible approaches to breaking up google and even manages to shoehorn in AI.
Honestly, I think the biggest danger Google poses to the internet is Chromium's near monopoly, and how that gives them the opportunity to basically decide how the web functions themselves (see: the kurfufle a while back about browser attestation).
So I hope whatever remedy the court chooses, it involves Google having less control over the Chromium project. Actually, if the resolution is to ban search deals, this could make that worse, since that money presently supports Firefox, their only remaining real competition.
Related discussion on tildes from a few days ago
I am not sure this article brings much new to the table. Though with FT, I personally feel, that is often the case. Rather predictable, it does focus on monetary aspects first (ad pricing, stock value, etc), briefly touches on some possible approaches to breaking up google and even manages to shoehorn in AI.
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