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In addition to OpenAI expressing interest in acquiring Google’s Chrome browser business, Perplexity.ai has also signaled its intent to pursue such a deal.
During testimony in the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google, Perplexity.ai’s Chief Business Officer, Dmitry Shevelenko, stated that should the court mandate the divestiture of Chrome, his company would be eager to take over. He emphasized that Perplexity.ai could sustain the browser’s development without compromising service quality or introducing user fees.
Nevertheless, Shevelenko expressed reservations about Chrome being sold off, and voiced particular concern over the prospect of OpenAI acquiring it. He cautioned that if OpenAI were to cease supporting the open-source Chromium project or abandon its open model, it could result in considerable disruption.
Furthermore, Shevelenko criticized Google’s stringent constraints on configuring digital AI assistants within the Android ecosystem. Even when Perplexity is manually set as the default assistant, it lacks the convenience of Google Assistant, as it cannot be activated through voice commands and must instead be launched manually.
Shevelenko also testified that many smartphone manufacturers are wary of jeopardizing their relationships with Google. As a result, they are hesitant to adopt Perplexity as a default AI service. At best, it is pre-installed as an app and, in many cases, omitted from the device’s initial setup screen—circumstances that condition users to favor Google’s native services.
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