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

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858 points colesantiago | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 20:26 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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jonas21 ◴[02 Sep 25 21:23 UTC] No.45109242[source]▶
Do you not see ChatGPT and Claude as viable alternatives to search? They've certainly replaced a fair chunk of my queries.
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wiredpancake ◴[02 Sep 25 22:24 UTC] No.45109900[source]▶
You are losing braincells relying almost entirely on ChatGPT.
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