[hamandcheese]

Perhaps, but I think Google still has a much stronger incentive than Apple (or Microsoft) for the web to be a viable platform. I don't think they would allow Chrome to languish the same way IE did. Instead it's more subtle moves like nerfing ad blockers.

[boxed]

Google has been nerfing the entire web and their search engine for many years. The AI slop flood is their doing in many layers.