Monopolies must be dismantled.

Posted Sep 29, 2025 11:40 UTC (Mon) by davecb (subscriber, #1574)
In reply to: Monopolies must be dismantled. by zdzichu
Parent article: F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree

How would that help? Biggest google products (Chrome, Android) are money sinks, financed by income from Ad business. Split them and there's no viable business model to keep them afloat.

The suggested breakup before the courts is to the ad business, so Google has to chose between being the agent for the seller, agent for the buyer and auctions house. Right now they're all three (Can you say "moral hazard"?)

Android, in particular is not a money sink: Google collects significantly from the Google Play Store, pre-installed Google services and default search placement. The Play Store alone generates billions in revenue annually.