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os12 t1_j5vp962 wrote

So, explain this to me, as if I was child: which exact part would you break off? It seems to be the "ads" part, so how would it integrate into the search? Can it even function?

BTW, "ads" is the only division they own that mints cash. It would mean that maps, mail, android, browser would just die due to a lack of funds.

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jsalsman OP t1_j5weocr wrote

Google ex-divisio would place ads with and display them from the divested newco just as Google's customers do today. Customers such as (checks notes) Facebook: https://mlexmarketinsight.com/news-hub/editors-picks/area-of-expertise/antitrust/google-acknowledges-it-foresaw-possibility-of-probe-of-jedi-blue-advertising-deal-with-facebook

The suit doesn't claim Google's other businesses are leveraging an illegal monopoly, but the part of Maps which does is their ad business.

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