Could Perplexity's $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome Ignite the Biggest Shift in Search Since Google Itself?

On the eve of OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT-5, rival start-up Perplexity raised the stakes in a way few saw coming. On Aug. 12, reports surfaced that Perplexity is going after one of Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) crown jewels: the Chrome search browser. This is more than a symbolic transaction: it's a $34.5 billion offer to completely transform how information is accessed.Let's discuss why this acquisition offer is so important, and what it could mean for the dynamics of internet search -- which hasn't witnessed serious, existential disruption since Alphabet released Google nearly three decades ago.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool