US lawyers will reportedly try to force Google to sell Chrome and unbundle Android
(www.theverge.com)
from alyaza@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org on 18 Nov 23:00
https://beehaw.org/post/17134202
from alyaza@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org on 18 Nov 23:00
https://beehaw.org/post/17134202
Requirements that officials are preparing to propose include that Google separate Android from Search and Google Play, but without trying to force Google to sell off Android. Another requirement would say it has to share more information with advertisers and that it “give them more control over where their ads appear,” the outlet writes.
Bloomberg also reports that officials will recommend that the company “give websites more options to prevent their content from being used by Google’s artificial intelligence products.” Finally, they will reportedly recommend “a ban on the type of exclusive contracts that were at the center of the case against Google.”
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Until January. Then that will all stop.
Yes, almost like they have intentionally waited until Trump’s election.
I think it took the normal amount of time...
Yeah, the judge published a 300 page ruling in August on what parts of the Google business were or weren’t an illegal monopoly. It’s pretty reasonable to take 3 months to scour through those specific findings to propose specific remedies for how to address the parts that were an illegal monopoly, proportional to those findings, and informed by the actual facts of how the company is organized, what the market dynamics are, and all sorts of economic models.
Also possible they are putting stuff out early in the hope that public support protects them from the next admin
imo if anything the opposite causality is true: this DOJ was banking on a continuation of Biden in Kamala Harris, and because that is no longer forthcoming they’re now trying to get something out the door before the administrative changeover in the hopes it can stick. it almost certainly won’t, but most of Trump’s appointees are gigamad about “censorship” and they hate Google for “punishing conservative voices” or whatever so it’s hardly the most contrived hail mary if so
Fair point. With that in mind, my new prediction is that Trump’s DOJ will start a new case against Google, and then spend two years tripping over their feet before landing at the exact same point.
Before losing and getting the case dismissed with prejudice ,preventing another trial during a later administration you mean, surely
The case likely began (as an investigation) while Trump was still in office. Here’s hoping it can continue.
The case began under Trumps last administration
Ye of little faith
To whom, though? Who would reasonably purchase Chrome, if it were a sale and not a spinoff? Are there any companies where that would feel like good news (because it’s that particular company, and not in the “at least it’s not as big a megacorp” sense)?