Big Tech vultures are circling as the government aims to dismantle Google’s empire—and OpenAI is first in line to feast on the Chrome browser carcass.
At a Glance
- OpenAI has publicly expressed interest in purchasing Google’s Chrome browser if antitrust action forces its sale
- Chrome dominates the browser market with 64-66% market share and nearly 4 billion users worldwide
- The Department of Justice is pursuing several remedies to break Google’s alleged search monopoly
- Google’s VP argues breaking up the company would “hurt America’s consumers, economy, and technological leadership”
- OpenAI previously attempted to collaborate with Google on search but was rejected
The Government’s Tech Takedown Continues
This government’s obsession with dismantling successful American companies continues unabated as the Department of Justice pursues its latest victim: Google. The tech giant is facing a potential forced breakup as part of an ongoing antitrust trial that could see Chrome, Android, and other key assets stripped away. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT, Nick Turley, eagerly testified that his company would love to snatch up Chrome if the government forces Google to sell it—talk about circling vultures waiting to feast on the carcass of American innovation.
The trial, which is expected to last three weeks, is exploring various “remedies” to supposedly curb Google’s market dominance. This is just the latest in a series of government attacks on American tech leadership, with Meta, Amazon, and Apple also under the microscope. Because apparently building successful products that consumers actually want to use is now a crime in Biden’s America. Chrome’s dominant 64% market share (with Safari trailing at 21%) has made it a prime target in this ideological crusade against business success.
OpenAI’s Power Play
During court testimony, OpenAI’s Nick Turley didn’t waste a second before declaring his company’s interest in acquiring Chrome. “Yes, we would, as would many other parties,” Turley stated bluntly when asked if OpenAI would consider buying Chrome if Google were forced to sell. This is the same OpenAI that’s already in bed with Microsoft, which owns competing Bing search engine and Edge browser. The AI company clearly sees a golden opportunity to expand its reach into the approximately 4 billion Chrome users worldwide.
“The US Department of Justice’s 2020 search distribution lawsuit is a backwards-looking case at a time of intense competition and unprecedented innovation. With new services like ChatGPT (and foreign competitors like DeepSeek) thriving, DOJ’s sweeping remedy proposals are both unnecessary and harmful.” – Lee-Anne Mulholland.
Turley wasted no time painting a rosy picture of how OpenAI would transform Chrome, claiming they could create an “incredible experience” by implementing an “AI first experience.” This comes after OpenAI previously attempted to partner with Google on search technology but was turned down. Talk about rejection revenge! Now instead of collaboration, they’re positioning themselves to carve up pieces of their competitor with the government’s blessing. How convenient that the DOJ’s antitrust hammer has created this opportunity.
Google Fights Back
Google isn’t taking this assault lying down. The company’s VP of regulatory affairs, Lee-Anne Mulholland, rightly pointed out that breaking up Google “would hurt America’s consumers, economy, and technological leadership.” She’s absolutely correct. What the government is attempting here isn’t about protecting consumers—it’s about controlling the most powerful communication and information tools in existence and punishing successful American companies in the process.
“would hurt America’s consumers, economy, and technological leadership” – Lee-Anne Mulholland.
Let’s be honest about what’s really happening: The DOJ filed this lawsuit in 2020, well before the explosion of AI-powered services like ChatGPT. The landscape has dramatically changed since then, but the government’s power-hungry bureaucrats refuse to adapt their thinking. Google has already been ruled to have monopolies in online search and advertising technology, which the company plans to appeal. Meanwhile, Chrome remains a juicy target that would attract significant interest from various parties if forced onto the auction block.
The Constitutional Questions Nobody’s Asking
Where in the Constitution does it say the federal government has the authority to break up private companies that succeed too well? Americans should be outraged that unelected bureaucrats are deciding which companies get to keep the products they’ve built and which ones have to surrender them to competitors. This isn’t about protecting competition—it’s about controlling the digital landscape. If Chrome were actually providing a poor service, users would flock to alternatives like Safari, Firefox, or Edge without government intervention.
The painful irony is that while our government obsesses over breaking up American tech giants, China’s government is busy supporting their tech companies in a bid for global dominance. We’re hobbling our own champions while our adversaries build theirs up. If OpenAI does eventually acquire Chrome through this government-mandated fire sale, remember that it wasn’t market forces that made it happen—it was bureaucrats picking winners and losers in a digital economy they barely understand.
