Yea, that's a problem: many Google products are run at a loss to prop up their ad business. If somebody bought them they'd have to fundamentally change them to turn a profit.

With Chrome maybe the software industry could create a shared foundation because so many big browsers rely on Chrome these days.

Yea, that's a problem: many Google products are run at a loss to prop up their ad business. If somebody bought them they'd have to fundamentally change them to turn a profit.