What would stop Google to build another browser say Information Explorer with the same engine and code? And market the hell out of it on its Web property?
The courts. The courts would stop them. The entire premise for Google selling-off Chrome is a mandate that they divest themselves from the business itself.
Probably a court order, no? If you’re ordered to sell something, can you just recreate it immediately?
But US? The place that is perhaps the most pro Business or capitalistic on earth?
Presumably they would be selling the IP rights, so at least some kind of rewrite would be required, possibly without utilizing staff who worked on Chrome.
It would be funny though if they hire different people to build another browser on top of webkit again XD.