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[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Of the companies that might buy Chrome, I hope DuckDuckGo gets it.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I hope no one gets it. It should be its own separate company.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

*It's should be its own separate non-profit.

FTFY

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago

Interesting definition of "fixed".

[–] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Exactly, I don't understand why so few articles covering the trial suggest Chrome going independent as an option.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago

I'd say nationalize it, but considering the "nation" in question, maybe extremely not that?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Because the articles are written by capitalists for capitalists to manufacture consent for capitalism. Of fucking course they're going to downplay or ignore the Free Software/non-profit aspect of it!

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Weinberg described his estimate as a "back-of-the-envelope" calculation, based on Chrome's vast user base and global reach – a figure that far exceeds previous estimates, such as the $20 billion valuation offered by Bloomberg analyst Mandeep Singh last November. Weinberg added that such a price tag would be well beyond DuckDuckGo's financial capabilities, remarking, "That's out of DuckDuckGo's price range."