Source: The Register
Article note: I'm a little conflicted on this, Google is _obviously_ engaging in abusive monopolistic practices, but it's kind of hard to see what to do about it that wouldn't have heinous secondary effects.
We don't really have a funding model for browsers and OSes that isn't "abuse the customers" right now, and gutting Android gives Apple - who also do all kinds of abusive bundling - full market capture. Chrome parts form the bulk of all but one browser with meaningful market share, and their controlled opposition in the browser market (Mozilla) is almost entirely dependent on Google search deal money.
Maybe _maybe_ if Chrome (and/or Android) ended up under the auspices of an industry consortium with resource commitments since a bunch of the big players (Microsoft, Samsung... hell, for Chrome even Apple) are dependent on the code base?
Remedies should be refined with an eye toward broad platform rights and responsibilities
Opinion The US Justice Department's proposed remedies to address Google's monopoly control of the search services and search text advertising markets should be reconsidered in light of the broader problems with technology platforms.…
