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The notion of the DOJ doing a number on Google based on any core competency it may have in dealing with an entity as complex and efficient as Google truly is regarding search and browser tech, staggers the imagination. Knowing a little bit about complex systems, I know that tearing apart something based on little knowledge, think Musk and DOGE, is disconcerting to say the least. Penalize Google but don't dismantle as the chaos brought forth will be traumatic to the max. I don't know the proper way to deal with Google but I do know what damage can ensue when someone with little knowledge but intense bravado can do if one has the power to do it, but perhaps DOJ should contact Big Balls because he has the prerequisite experience and smarts to solve this wicked problem, right?

Near the beginning of his opening arguments, David Dahlquist, a lawyer for the US Department of Justice, showed a slide that he described as Google’s “vicious cycle.” It goes like this: Google pays billions of dollars to be the default search engine practically everywhere, thus it gets more search queries, thus it gets better data, thus it is able to improve its results, thus it makes more money, thus it can afford more defaults. Google doesn’t really disagree with this assessment — but in its telling, that’s a virtuous cycle. Google believes it’s created a perfect system; the DOJ thinks it’s a nightmare. A judge will make the final call.

Funny thing here is that the environment works, doesn't it? Read The Verge's entire piece, it's the smart thing to do.