Google avoids major penalties in US search antitrust case, drawing criticism
By
CrankyBear
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
The article discusses the US search antitrust case against Google, arguing that the outcome was a weak slap on the wrist rather than meaningful action like breaking up the company. It highlights Google's dominance through Chrome browser usage, noting that only 2% of PC users on US government websites use Firefox, while the rest use Chrome or Chromium variants like Edge. The author expresses disappointment that Google was not forced to divest Chrome, which would have helped competitors like Firefox.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledFor all practical purposes, the web runs on Chrome.
According to the best information I know of for web browser popularity, the US federal government's Digital Analytics Program (DAP), which provides a running count of the last 90 days of US government website visits, only 2% of PC users are using Firefox.
Don't think for a moment, though, that if the judge had forced Google to cut Chrome away, Firefox developers wo
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