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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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Eji1700 ◴[03 Sep 25 00:39 UTC] No.45110957[source]▶
Much like microsoft, it's really the best possible outcome.

Winning a case is one thing, as they can find other reasons to come back.

Losing, and saying "but we were already punished, you got what you want" is such a barrier to EVER putting any sort of realistic reigns on them. They might as well just bury antitrust now and stop pretending.

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girvo ◴[03 Sep 25 02:24 UTC] No.45111646[source]▶
Antitrust is and has been dead for a long time at this point. It’s not coming back, to the detriment of society.
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rascul ◴[03 Sep 25 04:12 UTC] No.45112199[source]▶
There's an antitrust case ongoing right now involving Michael Jordan and NASCAR.
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1. paulryanrogers ◴[03 Sep 25 12:59 UTC] No.45115186[source]▶
Somebody probably regrets skipping the inauguration and donation to the presidential ~slushfund~ [library].