Why are companies lining up to buy Chrome?

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Chrome could eventually be up for sale, if the US Department of Justice gets its way in the remedies trial for US v. Google. And there are already buyers lining up at Google’s door. Any potential sale might not happen for a very long time. The remedies trial is still ongoing, a decision in that trial isn’t expected for quite awhile, and Google has already said it will appeal, which will definitely add more time to the process and could ultimately reverse a ruling where Google might have been forced to sell the browser. But let’s say that Google does have to sell Chrome — who wants it? And why? We’re getting some of those answers from the remedies trial. Let’s start with the why: a browser is a great way to promote your own search engine. Especially a browser that’s as widely used as Chrome. Google makes Chrome, so it obviously makes sense that Google also provides ... Read full article.