Ecosia has offered to take stewardship of Chrome. And its not a bad idea. | TechCrunch

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- Berlin-based nonprofit Ecosia has sent a proposal regarding Chrome to Google and to U.S. Judge Amit Mehta.
- The judge is expected to rule this month on remedies to his 2024 landmark decision that Google has an illegal monopoly in internet search and advertising.
- One of the remedies the Department of Justice asked for would force Google to divest itself from Chrome.
- Google has not agreed to do so (and in 2024 vowed to appeal the original ruling).
- Still, competitors have been lining up to buy Chrome ever since.
Its not absurd, right? Christian Kroll, CEO of Berlinbased nonprofit search engine Ecosia, says of his companys unsolicited request to be granted a 10year stewardship of Googles Chrome browser, [+2796 chars]