There's clearly something tempting about a web index somehow separated from Google. It always felt like a natural monopoly and so a type of public service.
Now that push arrives a tad late so the impacts are unclear. Overall I still think this would be a net positive if there are more web search companies built onto such an index.

Of course it sounds complicated to break Google up... but that's not the point. It's about avoiding its monopolistic position, the fact that it's complicated is just another symptom.

Looks like the US Department of Justice is back pushing for antitrust trials. This is likely a good thing, will it go all the way to breaking down some of the big tech companies? I doubt it but it'd probably be welcome.

There will be an appeal but this is an important ruling already.