In August 2024, Google was found to have abused its web search monopoly. In November 2024, the US Department of Justice proposed forcing Google to sell off the Chrome web browser — the moat around …
So they are struggling to stay afloat via financing and yet they want to but the core of one of the wealthiest companies in the world. I knew they were delusional but this is a new low.
The guy was asked if they hypothetically would be interested in buying Chrome. What's he supposed to say? No? No! They're interested. But they're interested in the same way I'm interested in buying a 12-bedroom mansion. None of us will probably make it to our dream board goals. The rest is speculation and clickbait.
I feel this article is making a lot of something out of nothing. There are plenty of other reasons to bash OpenAI in particular. This ain't one of them.