Perplexity AI’s $34.5b Chrome bid: Strategy or stunt?

The bold broad artificial intelligence company to buy Chrome has sent shock waves across Silicon Valley, but there are still questions about whether this step is a real strategy or calculated propaganda trick.

Perplexity AI made an unwanted offer of $ 34.5 billion to the Google Chrome browser on Tuesday, a number that exceeds the $ 18 billion evaluation by nearly two factors. The timing appears to be strategically calculated, as it considers the federal courts whether it will force Google to strip itself of Chrome, after the ruling to fight monopoly last year.

Financial mechanics for the acquisition of the proposed confusion raises immediate red flags. Al -Hirah raised about $ 1.5 billion so far, including a $ 100 million extension round that was raised last month, when the company reached $ 18 billion. To bridge the gap, the company said that many investors have agreed to support the deal, although the specific financing details were not disclosed.

Industry experts are divided into the show evaluation. Dan Eve told a playbush tech dan IVES analyst CNN It is estimated that Chrome is at least 50 billion dollars, while the CEO of Duckduckgo, Gabriel Weinberg, suggested that Chrome get up to $ 50 billion if Google forced to sell. These estimates will make the width of confusion much lower than the market value.

Strategic logic or marketing maneuver?

The strategic logical basic centers of the farmer to control the browser as the next battlefield in artificial intelligence research. Perplexity unveiled the original search browser AI, Al -Mutanab, last month, is an explicit step to enjoy the browser market. Get Chrome immediately to more than three billion users – a huge jump from active users currently 30 million per month for artificial intelligence service.

However, doubts abound. The investor in the technology industry described Heath Aharrenz the movement of “a trick”, not anywhere near the true value of Chrome, due to its unjustified and accessible data. “This feeling reflects wider doubts about the industry about the sincerity of both sincerity and financial survival.

Terms that look so good to be incredible

The acquisition of the suggested confusion of chrome includes altruistic terms that appear to raise questions about commercial intention. Perplexity said it will maintain the current browsing preferences for users, including Google as a virtual search engine, commitment to maintaining the main Chrome engine, chrome and open sources and continuing to invest in it by investing a promise of $ 3 billion over 24 months.

The conditions seem to contradict the logic of model acquisition, as buyers are looking for competitive advantages instead of maintaining the functions of the competitors market. The promise to maintain Google as the virtual search engine, especially the puzzle analysts, given the basic works of Perplexity as the Google Search Competition. The observer who has any feeling of history or experience pretends that confusion assurances are quick to disappear, and that in practice, Chrome will see huge changes under the hood in terms of providing services.

Organizational background and timing

The timing of the show is perfectly coincides with the continuous anti -monopoly procedures, as Google did not publicly respond to the show. The company has not provided Chrome for sale and plans to appeal the American Court’s ruling last year, which was found to be an illegal aspect of online research.

The unwanted offer comes long after that the Openai opponent also expressed interest in obtaining Chrome, indicating that multiple AI companies view the browser control as a strategic mission.

The offer also represents the second major seizure attempt to confuse this year. Similar moves of Tiktok US took in January, where it offered the integration with the famous Video app to solve concerns about the ownership of Chinese Tiktok. Tiktok Bid was born similar addresses but has failed to achieve it in complete treatment.

Market reaction and industry effects

Despite the concerned astronomical figures, the market reaction has been measured. In Wall Street, Alphabet’s share price has increased by 1.4 % since the market opened, indicating that investors are looking for a forcibly supply instead of a real threat to the Google browser dominance.

The broader effects extend beyond this individual deal. Perplexity believes that browsers are strategic control points for the next era of searching for the agent and advertising online, with highlighting how artificial intelligence companies consider traditional traditional infrastructure as basic battle markets.

Ruling: strategy or scene?

Google Chrome is unlikely, so they are more than public relations deals more than a possible deal, according to industry analysis. The Chrome Perplexity acquisition offer provides several purposes outside its announced intention: generating huge media coverage, identifying the ocean as a serious competitor in Google, and showing financial support for future endeavors.

Whether it is original or theatrical, the tender illuminates advanced competition dynamics to compete with artificial intelligence, as you may determine the control of the user’s arrival points, i.e. companies that succeed in the next stage of digital transformation. Currently, confusion has achieved its potential primary goal – as it faces an increasingly crowded AI market.

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