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Google tells Trump’s DOJ that forcing a Chrome sale would harm national security (arstechnica.com)

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[–] mindbleach 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

... you know there were a whole bunch of competing browsers before Chrome, right? Regular updates were not an issue.

And getting Google out doesn't mean Chrome itself just goes away.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Absolutely. What I'm saying is just speculative concern. Not necessarily a definite. All I'm really getting at is just the money power they have to actively develop, test, and maintain.

[–] mindbleach 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They didn't spend that money out of the goodness of their hearts.

Chrome's never even approached the Google Graveyard. It delivered everything they wanted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Completely agree. But whatever their reason for pouring money into it, it did make a really good browser Google aside. So much so that it became basically the largest In the market.

[–] mindbleach 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Earning them a hearty congratulations, a pizza party, and the door.

They've strongarmed their way into being basically the only in the market. The worst abuses which could arise from that are already here. Whatever benefits the public might lose from their firehose of money, we must take our chances.