Chrome Want To Sell? OpenAI, DuckDuckGo & Perplexity Fight! The Price Can Reach IDR954.4 Trillion!

JAKARTA - Google is again in the spotlight of the world of technology, this time because of the huge threat that lurks one of its biggest assets: the Chrome browser. In the worst-case scenario after Google's defeat in the monopoly case of search services, the tech giant could be forced to sell Chrome. If that happens, the selling value is predicted to reach more than 50 billion US dollars or around Rp954.4 trillion!

Over the past three weeks, courts in the US have been holding trials to determine the legal steps Google should take after being found guilty in a monopoly case. One of the options considered is the separation and sale of Chrome, a browser that has dominated the global market.

Interestingly, a number of technology companies immediately showed interest in acquiring Chrome if that scenario really happened. OpenAI has already expressed interest. However, they are not the only ones. Perplexity and DuckDuckGo are also on the serious list of enthusiasts.

In the trial, Perplexity's Chief Business Officer, Dmitry Shevelenko, testified that her company was confident in operating a Chrome browser without compromising quality or charging additional fees to users. When asked if Perplexity was interested in buying Chrome, Shevelenko replied firmly: "Yes."

Meanwhile, DuckDuckGo founder and CEO, Gabriel Weinberg, admitted that he had roughly calculated the value of Chrome potential if it was released into the market. The result of the simple calculation? "More than 50 billion dollars," he said. Although acknowledging that the price is far beyond DuckDuckGo's reach, Weinberg insists that if money is not a problem, the company is also interested in buying.

The two figures did not provide an instant solution to Google's dominance, but agreed that the problem was very serious. In fact, Shevelenko expressed his concern over the mutually bound Google product ecosystem. They are like gateways to knowledge and the internet for all of us, and now they make us have to use all Google products by default," he said.

Although the final decision has not been made, the rumors of Chrome's sale are enough to shake the industry. If this really happens, the fight between big technology companies to acquire this browser will certainly be one of the biggest struggles in the history of the digital world.