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

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858 points colesantiago | 2 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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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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1. lenerdenator ◴[03 Sep 25 01:45 UTC] No.45111401[source]▶
I mean, it's a judge. This is the mahogany and tweed set. There's not going to be a harsh judgment against a bunch of shareholders. That's not how this works.
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2. ◴[03 Sep 25 09:22 UTC] No.45113794[source]▶