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Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts

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858 points colesantiago | 3 comments | 02 Sep 25 20:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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fidotron ◴[02 Sep 25 21:05 UTC] No.45109040[source]▶
This is an astonishing victory for Google, they must be very happy about it.

They get basically everything they want (keeping it all in the tent), plus a negotiating position on search deals where they can refuse something because they can't do it now.

Quite why the judge is so concerned about the rise of AI factoring in here is beyond me. It's fundamentally an anticompetitive decision.

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stackskipton ◴[02 Sep 25 21:13 UTC] No.45109143[source]▶
Feels like judge was looking for any excuse not to apply harsh penalty and since Google brought up AI as competitor, the judge accepted it as acceptable excuse for very minor penalty.
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judge2020 ◴[02 Sep 25 21:22 UTC] No.45109230[source]▶
I mean, it’s a legitimate concern. Google is bleeding so hard right now from Gen Z and especially Gen Alpha deciding to use ChatGPT first and foremost when asking questions that Google would’ve answered previously. Whether or not that means they should keep Chrome as a product is up for debate.
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1. richrichardsson ◴[02 Sep 25 22:18 UTC] No.45109846[source]▶
I'm Gen X and recently been using ChatGPT a hell of a lot more than Google, especially for queries similar to sibling comment. Instead of trying to word my query optimally for search, I just write what I'm trying to achieve in natural language and I get an answer, instead of having to scan a few results to know if they're likely candidates. Even with the made up shit on occasion this is a win.
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2. kevin_thibedeau ◴[02 Sep 25 22:51 UTC] No.45110149[source]▶
It's the only viable option for surfacing knowledge that is nearly gone from the dead internet.
3. rockskon ◴[03 Sep 25 06:46 UTC] No.45112919[source]▶
Google intentionally crippling search by routinely ignoring search terms or unnecessarily generalizing them is coming to bite them in the ass.