Feds may target Google's Chrome browser for breakup

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[–]PopASquatt 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The Feds really need to look into busting a few tech monopolies. We need more competition for prosperity.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Tech monoposonies are more dangerous. I worry more about the fact that Google controls the browser, search engine, video platform, and office programs, than that they control each specific one.

Someone can do just about everything one does on the internet without leaving the Google bubble. That's dangerous because they can, and do, use this to lie to and manipulate their users. They even admitted to wanting to "prevent the next Trump situation."

Google should be nuked. They should go back to being just one search engine out of many, rather than one of the oligarchs of the internet.

[–]Questionable 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

I have never understood the appeal of Chrome. The only thing it ever had going for it was being faster then Firefox, in a matter of milliseconds. And yet now it eclipses Firefox in usage.

[–]magnora7[S] 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It also crashes less. And does a good job keeping each tab on a separate CPU core. But it became increasingly invasive to the point I abandoned it.

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    [–]nppo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Palemoon is good if you like to use firefox as it used to be, open source fork of firefox

    [–]nppo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Choice of a decent browser gets smaller every day. Chrome is google, and mozilla has been infested with SJWs - but firefox has been getting more and more bloated and done some questionable things lately like installing an extension or something without informing users.. Brave is a good chrome alternative I suppose, but I've settled on palemoon (fork of firefox with far less bloat).

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      [–]FediNetizen 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

      Democrats have been talking about anti-trust issues with big tech more and more. One of Senator Warren's promises if she was elected President would be to push for a breakup of the big tech companies.

      [–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

      They talk, and talk, and talk about anti-trust legislation and breaking up all these big companies — but they'll never do it. Why? Because they're on the payroll of these companies!

      Same with the Republicans, but they have more to loose from letting big tech run rampant.

      [–]FediNetizen 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

      Especially since we didn't get a real progressive candidate for either President or in the VP ticket, you're probably right.

      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

      Yep. There ain't really a Presidential candidate either, since Joe's gon'o immediately get 25th'd.

      [–]FediNetizen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

      Who's gonna make that call, though? Even if his mind is going I think it's more likely that he acts as a placeholder for 2 years until he can resign without this counting as a term for Harris under the 22nd.

      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      The VP and the cabinet, presumably. Though Congress has already established a commission to do it (which doesn't matter if the cabinet agrees).

      Ah, yeah, I forgot about that. That's probably the plan then, wait two years, let her be president for 2, and run her for re-election twice.