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Google is currently facing a high-profile anti-trust case from the US Department of Justice (Doj). In this case, he is accused of maintaining monopoly in the search engine market. If the court convicts Google, the company may also get an order to sell its most popular and used product – Chrome browser.
Yahoo’s big claim: We ready to buy Chrome
Yahoo Search General Manager Brian Provost has publicly stated that if Google had to sell Chrome, Yahoo would bid to buy it. He also stated that the price of Chrome can be tens of billion dollars, but Yahoo’s parent company Apollo Global Management is ready to raise funds for this deal.
Openai and Perplexity also in line
Yahoo is not the only tech company that has shown interest in this direction. Companies like Openai and Perplexity have also shown interest in this much awaited deal. On the other hand, DuckDuckgo produced in court and made it clear that they do not have such a big purchase capacity at the moment.
Large change in search market is possible
According to Brian Provost, more than 60% of searching in today’s digital world is directly from the address bar of web browsers. In such a situation, there is an opportunity for any search company to increase the market share in the market.
If Yahoo buys Chrome, his share in the search market can increase from the current 3% to double digit – that is, Yahoo can once again become a big force in the search market.
Google concerns: Chromium platform also in danger
Google has protested against this possible sale. The company says that if Chrome had to be sold, it may have to withdraw from the Chromium platform. It is the same open-source platform on which browser such as Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Brave are also based.
Google is afraid that the new owner of Chrome can either make this platform charged or take care of it correctly, which will affect the entire web browsing ecosystem.
Currently Chrome is not available for selling… but the wait continues
Although no official sales process has started yet about Chrome, large tech companies are ready like potential buyers. Everyone’s eyes are on the court’s decision – will Google really have to sell their Chrome browser?
