The proposed judgment comes after a federal judge found that Google had built its monopoly by ensuring that its search engine was the default on Chrome and Android devices.
to order Google to sell its Chrome internet browser and the tech giant may be forced to sell its Android mobile operating system business as well.against Google earlier this year, in which they argued that the company had been operating an illegal monopoly over internet search and advertising.
Chrome is by far the most dominant player in the browser industry with more than 60 percent of the market share, by. Its next nearest competitor, Apple’s Safari browser, serves around 20 percent of the market. Billions of devices worldwide, from multiple manufacturers, run Google’s Android operating system.
The DOJ’s proposed final judgment, filed on Monday, would force Google to sell the Chrome browser and prohibit it from re-entering the browser market for five years. With respect to Android, the proposal includes “behavioral remedies” that would restrict Google from using the operating system to wall off competition in the search business but the plaintiffs left open the possibility that Google might need to sell Android altogether.
Additionally, the proposed judgment prohibits Google from entering deals with third parties that would require them to make Google the default search engine on their service or platform.
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