Jonathan Kanter on Perplexity's $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser

Antitrust & Acquisition - The Department of Justice has requested the court require Google to divest Chrome [1] - Perplexity's potential $34 billion bid for Chrome challenges Google's argument that Chrome has no value outside of Google and is difficult to divest [1][2] - Perplexity's $34 billion offer demonstrates that Chrome is an asset that can be acquired [1][2] AI & Platform Wars - Browsers are becoming the front lines for the AI wars [2] - Google and Apple currently control most of the browser distribution points [2] - The antitrust case focuses on Google and Apple locking up distribution points [2] - Elon Musk highlights Apple's control over distribution points for OpenAI [2] - The industry views Google and Apple as potential "bullies" due to their control over distribution [2]