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minus-squareScolding7300@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoI thought chrome, yt, search, gmail/docs, android, etc. would all be separate entities, making them less willing to share data for financial reasons
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoHm, yes, but their entire goal is to expand advertising - more volume is good for all these same alphabet entities, even if they “lose” (not really) something on pricing. Also I hope the search engine somehow gets split up too.
I thought chrome, yt, search, gmail/docs, android, etc. would all be separate entities, making them less willing to share data for financial reasons
Hm, yes, but their entire goal is to expand advertising - more volume is good for all these same alphabet entities, even if they “lose” (not really) something on pricing.
Also I hope the search engine somehow gets split up too.