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[–] Corigan@lemm.ee 1 points 26 minutes ago

Nah I rather they not get deeply vested in figuring out as revenue...

[–] alik@r.nf 0 points 17 minutes ago

The DOJ's push to force Google to divest Chrome and possibly Android underscores the need for greater competition, which could impact platforms like gamevault999.games. A more competitive landscape might open up new access points and innovation opportunities but could also fragment how users find and engage with game content. Game Vault may need to adapt to these shifts in web and mobile ecosystems as Google’s dominance is challenged.

[–] ROAGO@lemmy.world 12 points 6 hours ago

Why is everyone acting like this is a thing that will happen? All they have to do is wait roughly 90 days and it'll all go away.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 36 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Don't fucking let Musk buy it though

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 38 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

What company could actually afford to buy it other than Google, Meta, or Amazon? Unless they are forced to sell it at a loss, which is fine with me.

[–] Radiantprime@feddit.uk 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

With all due respect for Valve, they don't need this. They exist in their niche, and they're exceptionally good at doing their work

[–] And009@reddthat.com 1 points 28 minutes ago

Chromium engine for half life 3

[–] renegadespork@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 hours ago

Microsoft is probably drooling at the prospect. They’ve been trying to get that IE monopoly back since this happened to them.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 7 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Oracle, sun, tencent, tita...

oracle would create MANGO (Microsoft,Apple,nvidia,google and Oracle)

[–] OrderedChaos@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago
[–] ArchRecord@lemm.ee 40 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

By "sell," they could also mean ending up having Chrome just split off from Google, as a new, independent entity that is its own company, without anybody needing to buy it in the first place.

[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 5 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

The judge would immediately shut that down for creative avoidance. This is an order to sell, not break up. The DOJ specifically indicated behavioural remedies in this case, meaning Google must not remain in control of Chrome.

[–] ArchRecord@lemm.ee 4 points 9 hours ago

This is an order to sell, not break up.

Currently, it's still recommended actions to the court. Nothing has actually been finalized in terms of what they're going to actually end up trying to make Google do.

Google must not remain in control of Chrome.

While divestiture is likely, they could also spin-off, split-off, or carve-out, which carry completely different implications for Google, but are still an option if they are unable to convince the court to make Google do their original preferred choice.

A split-off could prevent Google from retaining shares in the new company without sacrificing shares in Google itself, and a carve-out could still allow them to "sell" it, but via shares sold in an IPO instead of having to get any actual buyout from another corporation.

[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 2 points 10 hours ago

Don’t ya love it when people comment saying something that they think must be true as if it were actually true, without having the slightest idea?

[–] gap_betweenus@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

How exactly is this company going to make any money?

[–] ArchRecord@lemm.ee 4 points 9 hours ago

Selling user data, selling ad placement, subscriptions for paid services, enterprise-grade support contracts, and the like.

They could also take an approach similar to Google, branching back out from being just a browser into a suite of related tools that Chrome can then convince users to switch to (similar to how Chrome gets users to not just use Google search, but also services like Gmail too.)

[–] AhismaMiasma@lemm.ee 10 points 14 hours ago

I assume by continuing to sell data.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago
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