Comment on Google gets to keep Chrome, judge rules in search antitrust case

black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Nah its just the default search engine and you can still change the default, thus not cutting off distribution of other engines.

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  • otter@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I think they’re referring to Firefox’s funding, a lot of which was through search deals

    An article from 5 years ago: pcmag.com/…/mozilla-signs-lucrative-3-year-google…

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    • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      From the article you linked:

      In return for Google being the default search engine in Firefox, Mozilla is expected to bank $400M+ a year.

      Literally what I am talking about. I can still switch away from the default. No other search companies are being denied access to being set as the default search engine in Firefox. Google just pays a premium so they are the default out of the box, which would not be anti-competitive under this order.

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      • otter@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        omgubuntu.co.uk/…/google-antitrust-ruling-firefox…

        United States District Judge Amit Mehta has ruled that Google can continue to pay other companies, including browser makers like Mozilla, to be their default search engine.

        I see, I’ll edit my other comment. So what even changes then, were they even making exclusive deals in the past? The discussion I remember was about how being the default made it difficult for others to compete since most people don’t change the defaults.

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      • monogram@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I’m questioning why they would make such a lucrative deal with Mozilla in the future, now that antitrust is just a front for government extortion

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    • black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Thank you for clarifying.

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