I mean, Google's a business and Chrome is free so I'm not exactly surprised.
But I've used the "Empty New Tab Page" for I guess something like 7 years [1]. I don't like seeing any junk on a new tab page, I don't care if it's shopping or not.
Now if they take away the ability to customize the new tab page, then I'd be bothered...
This is not disrespectful. Even though the current case is not about murder, that old story should teach you that you should care about other people, not only about yourself, otherwise it may eventually turn out bad for you.
And this is not just a product. It is a monopolist having huge influence over most of the population (who mostly cannot customize anything and has to suffer).
I'm sorry, but yes, this is just a product. There are no human rights violations at stake, c'mon.
And the DoJ is arguing that Search is a monopoly, not Chrome. And what do you mean, "cannot customize anything and has to suffer"? My original comment was literally about customizing the new tab page to be different. And who is "suffering" from this? Nobody is dying of hunger because Chrome wants to show an ad.
The reason your comment was disrespectful is because perspective is important. Human rights violations and genocide are not comparable to a private corporation -- whether it's a monopoly or not -- deciding to show a dumb advertisement.
But I've used the "Empty New Tab Page" for I guess something like 7 years [1]. I don't like seeing any junk on a new tab page, I don't care if it's shopping or not.
Now if they take away the ability to customize the new tab page, then I'd be bothered...
[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page...