Google could be forced to sell Chrome after monopoly ruling

The Justice Department is reportedly asking a judge to force Google's parent company to sell its Chrome browser following a ruling that declared the company's search engine practices an illegal monopoly.

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[catus-cactus]

What will they both do with our information?! That’s what I care about

[platypus]

get them to sell "Google Ads" not, Chrome

[_nom_]

Edge resets your search setting.

But Google is removing and blockers.

[jumbomuffin]

This is the same company that said they’ll stop collecting incognito data

[hcm]

Google forced to sell Chrome... instead of offering it for free.

[keithframe]

How is this Google's fault? Google never forces anyone to use Chrome, the users themselves take the effort to download and install it. And Google never blocks any developers from entering this market.

[ReconYz]

the default search engine is a setting in chrome? this makes no sense!

[BlackenedDecay]

Make them sell YouTube selling chrome would break things....

[nietzschescodes]

BS. One can go in the settings of Google Chrome and change the default search engine at any time.

[DallasWolf]

I hate corporations and have no love for Google, but I use their services due to costs. I hope they don’t ruin the internet for me by breaking them up.

[ninjanerdstudent]

That's why Google gave up on Chromebooks recently, and they want to release Android laptops.

[LoyalmoonieProductions]

Surprised they would have to sell Chrome, but not YouTube...

[wednesdaysangel]

theres so many good browsers out there, but most companies require use of google chrome so that decision would affect them, or possibly not, it's too early to tell, because a decision hasn't been made yet and the details of that decision haven't been worked out quite yet, so we have yet to see.

[AE-silg]

Chrome is the main browser so far it has protected everyone's information well. If they sell it, I don't know what will happen.

[Asher-mwzo]

Can I still use Chrome if it gets sold? Will all stuff on there still be up? Will my Google accounts still be there?

[theArbii]

Just imagine Mozilla swoops in and buys it, that would be fun to watch lmao

[avinashbasnet]

There are option for search engine you know. But people are still choosing google and if customer are themselves choosing it given there are several other choices how is this monopoly????

[VovelPunch]

nobody feels sorry for google they should sell YouTube next it used to be better before it was flooded with ads

[ninjanerdstudent]

Google should make it completely open source and then sell it.

[seansingh]

Chrome is a fork of Chromium (an open source project not owned by Google)