I have mixed feeling about this.
Perplexity wants to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion, twice the company's value
Submitted 1 month ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to technology@beehaw.org
https://9to5google.com/2025/08/12/perplexity-google-chrome-bid/
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Hirom@beehaw.org 1 month ago
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 month ago
I don’t. This is fundamentally worse than Google owning Chrome.
Sina@beehaw.org 1 month ago
I think Chrome inevitably losing a lot of market share could be a pretty good result for the web.
Aquaphobi@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
What’s wrong with perplexity owning chrome?
Mwa@thelemmy.club 1 month ago
Same
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 1 month ago
Please share
Midnitte@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Turning the most popular browser further into an AI hellscape.
Influencing how every other browser (minus Firefox’s minuscule marketshare) functions via the engine.
On the other hand, no longer under googles control.
SebaDC@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
In order to better understand the user, their prompts, etc and to be able to fully modify websites, these AIs need access to the DOM.
This is made much more easier if you integrate your AI to a browser.
So, in theory, the AI could understand what your are currently researching, profile your interest, and provide you answers before you even made a prompt.
decayedproton@beehaw.org 1 month ago
I wonder how large of a bid I should send to Microsoft to buy Windows.
But seriously, if they aren’t creating their own, better browser to compete and win over users then there is a problem with the market.
npdean@lemmy.today 1 month ago
If they have 34.5 billion lying around, why don’t they make a new browser themselves?
craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Making a new browser is easy. They want to buy a near monopoly over the browser market, not a browser.
npdean@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Making a new browser is easy.
Then why doesn’t anyone else do it? We have only 3 real browsers.
altphoto@lemmy.today 1 month ago
I want to buy chrome for $5.50!
How about you stranger?
OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Oof that’s more than twice my value.
joyjoy@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I’ll lower your offer to $1.00
altphoto@lemmy.today 1 month ago
I see your one dollar and I lower it by a cookie and two chicklets!
its_me_xiphos@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Tree fiddy is the only price I’m willing to pay.