Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5B Offer for Chrome
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Re: Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5B Offer for Chrome
#2I have a sense this is one of those issues that people don't know how they should feel, but some narrative of how we as enlightened technologists should feel will form.
On one hand, people don't like Google owning chrome as they have a huge influence on open web and they're essentially an ad company
On the other hand, if in the hands of an AI company, this could mean using your data for models, VC incentives, less open in general. Perplexity doesn't have a money printing machine to forever subsidize a browser.
It'll be interesting which narrative wins out.
Re: Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5B Offer for Chrome
#3This is not a serious offer. Even if it was, is a low-ball one for a browser like Chrome. (Why did they choose that figure given they know they don't have the money).
Also they do not have anywhere close to having the money or stock value to buy it. So this is just for attention grabbing for the headlines.
Move along now, nothing to see here.
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#5If there was any company that I would trust less with a web browser (and related user data) than an ad-tech company, it would be an AI company.
Re: Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5B Offer for Chrome
#6Perhaps they should invest in tech support instead. I just spent a few days talking to a AI bot about an invoice issue I had.
Re: Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5B Offer for Chrome
#7These marketing stunts from Perplexity made me stop using their product. For me, it's an indicator that they don't believe in their product, so there's no reason for me to do it either.
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#9These marketing stunts from Perplexity made me stop using their product. For me, it's an indicator that they don't believe in their product, so there's no reason for me to do it either.
Are they truly marketing stunts? I mean I guess they could just fork Chromium instead.
Re: Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5B Offer for Chrome
#10These marketing stunts from Perplexity made me stop using their product. For me, it's an indicator that they don't believe in their product, so there's no reason for me to do it either.
Not me — Perplexity is so much better than Google. This troll bid made me laugh