Big dialect: The ongoing Antitrest trial against Google has placed the search giant’s Chrome web browser at the center of a hot debate on the internet search and future of the competition. During the testimony on Wednesday, the rival (but very small) search engine Dakdkago CEO Gabriel Waneberg told the court that Chrome could receive a selling price of up to $ 50 billion if regulators force Google to divide the popular browser.
Venberg It has been told Their estimates as the “back-off-the-lifilope” calculation based on the giant user base and global access of Chrome-one figure that exceeds previous estimates, such as the evaluation of $ 20 billion introduced by Bloomberg Analyst Mandip Singh in the last November. Wenberg said that such a price tag would be beyond the financial capabilities of Dakdakgo, commenting, “It is out of the value range of Dakdukgo.”
Nevertheless, he confirmed that Dakdkago is interested in achieving Chrome. If the cost was not a barrier, outlining the strategic value of the browser in the search ecosystem.
The hearing made by US District Judge Amit Mehta followed its earlier decision that Google maintains an illegal discovery monopoly – partially through preferential payments to partners such as default agreements and partners like Apple. The Department of Justice joined by a coalition of states, now demanding measures that may involve forcing Google to sell Chrome to promote greater competition in the search market.
Interest in Chrome is spread beyond DuckDuckgo. Openai and Perplexity officials have also testified that they would consider achieving the browser if it was placed for sale as a result of the court’s decision.
Nick Turley, the head of the product in Openai, argued that deep integration between Chrome and Openai’s technology could create more comfortable, AI-first experience for users. Turley revealed that Openai had previously contacted Google about a partnership for Power Chatgpt with Google’s discovery, but the request was rejected in the last August – Openai was left to rely on Microsoft’s Bing for search results.
Dimitri Shevelanko, the Chief Business Officer of Perplexity, echoed Bhavna, stating that his company would be eager to enter a distribution agreement or even acquire chrome when independent of Google. He described the difficulties in facing small companies in competition with Google’s stranded distribution channels and revenue-sharing agreements, which he portrayed as the “root cause” of Google’s dominance.
As the test continues, Chrome’s future remains uncertain. Google is voluntarily not offering chrome for sale and is expected to appeal to any decision that makes its division compulsory. Results can be far -reaching implications for the balance of power in the rapidly developed field of internet search, digital advertising and artificial intelligence.
