Will Yahoo or OpenAI buy Google Chrome?
Only one could seriously snap up the world’s biggest browser
Only one could seriously snap up the world’s biggest browser
Google might soon be forced to host the web’s biggest ever jumble sale. The Department of Justice (DoJ) in the US thinks the tech giant has a monopoly in online search, and has ordered it to sell Chrome – and possibly other assets – to boost competition. Chrome has a market share of around 67 per cent (and four billion users), with Apple’s Safari way behind on 21 per cent. This helps Google drive users to its search engine, which accounts for almost 89 per cent of online searches, ahead of Micro...