I’m a longtime MacBook user browsing the web primarily through Microsoft Edge. It might seem a very odd choice, considering that Apple has a great browser built into macOS, and Safari is even better for privacy than any alternative. Also, Edge is essentially a Chrome clone that Microsoft developed once it was clear its previous internet-exploring products would not be able to compete against the real thing.
Safari isn’t good for my needs, however. It just doesn’t “just work.” Google Chrome used to be a big resource hog and impact the Mac’s performance. That’s how I ended up using Microsoft Edge several years ago, and I’ve been a happy user ever since.
But I still care about who owns Google Chrome, especially now that Google risks having to sell the world’s most popular browser to settle its massive Google Search monopoly problem.
Selling Chrome is one of the DOJ’s proposed remedies to reduce Google’s search monopoly, which is giving Google nightmares. There’s no question that Chrome has been instrumental to Google’s Search success. Selling it might impact its revenue directly, as whoever ends up owning Chrome might use the browser’s massive market share to steer users toward other online search engines.
That’s no longer speculation. Google is facing the DOJ in court at the time of this writing, and we already have three companies that have expressed interest in purchasing Chrome. All of them are involved in internet search.
While I happen to think that Google being forced to sell Chrome would be a great win for consumers, I’m also very interested in who will own the company. Not because I’d return to Chrome once Google abandons it, but because the owner of the most-used internet browser in town will have a huge influence on what internet browsing looks like.
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