lol. Now on record as we await Court order if Google must divest Chrome. For $35B, Google can control the outcome. Their problem is massive “signal loss” - they lose access to user browsing data likely worth much more to them (including YouTube). 1/2
There is a scenario where users win - Google must provide pubs’ more choice in crawling web, and loses Chrome, Android and adtech data signals due to privacy and antitrust enforcement / laws. Core biz - Surveillance capitalism - under threat for them. 2/2 www.cnbc.com/2025/08/12/p...
AI startup Perplexity has offered to buy Google's Chrome browser for $34.5 billion
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