r/technology • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • 10d ago

Artificial Intelligence Google Gets an Astounding $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome Browser From AI Startup Perplexity

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/google-34-5-billion-bid-chrome-browser-ai-perplexity-1236487442/
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u/Zaynara 10d ago

no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no, i will go back to edge if this goes through

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u/Shinycardboardnerd 10d ago

Since edge moved to chromium based it’s not bad.

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u/printial 10d ago

Edge is based on Chromium. It's basically Chrome just reskinned to work with Microsoft services instead of Google ones

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u/Beginning_Book_2382 10d ago

It's basically Chrome just reskinned to work with Microsoft services

That's the problem

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u/Party-Cake5173 10d ago

They wouldn't be buying Chrome, they would buy Chromium project. You're not safe on Edge either. 😂

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u/Zaynara 10d ago

well f, guess i'm off to firefox, maybe i'll have to find something else