According to several reports, the U.S. is pressuring Google to sell its Chrome browser, citing monopoly concerns. The twist? OpenAI is interested in buying it.
๐ Google Chrome is estimated to be worth over $50 billion. Yes, billion with a "B".
๐ I donโt think itโs right that, no matter how big you are, you're forced to sell a product you built from scratch and maintained for years โ just because it dominates the market. People choose Chrome. Itโs not imposed. If others canโt compete, maybe the issue isnโt a monopoly โ itโs lack of innovation.
๐ง Meanwhile, OpenAI wants to build an AI-first browser. Theyโve got the vision, the talent, and the tech โ but not the capital to buy Chrome. Whatโs more, owning a browser would give them access to enormous amounts of user data that could potentially be used to train future AI models. That raises serious questions about privacy, consent, and control in the AI era.
Big moves are coming in tech. But this isnโt free market โ itโs forced intervention.
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