The worst possible antitrust outcome

Source: Hacker News

Article note: I'm not sure I agree that this is the worst possible case, because they could have done some really egregious things like "accidentally" kill the only competitor in the browser space's almost-controlled-opposition primary income stream, or handed control of the dominant browser engine to some even more distasteful techbro company who would be additionally deeply in debt from the acquisition. But it sure is bad, and I hadn't quite thought through the "Giving other third parties access to reams of collected personal information" aspect of the fake remedy.
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