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Google (or another search engine) would pay Chrome to be included as the default search engine, the same way that Firefox exists now.

Would this not defeat the purpose of splitting them up? Are they then not equally likely to behave in a way that favors Google?

> Would this not defeat the purpose of splitting them up? Are they then not equally likely to behave in a way that favors Google?

Would you characterize Mozilla as behaving in ways that favor Google?