Google’s Chrome browser would be worth a whopping $20 billion on the open market if the Justice Department succeeds in convincing a federal judge to order divestment, according to a report.
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The DOJ will recommend in a Wednesday filing that US District Judge Amit Mehta order Chrome to be sold as part of a suite of changes aimed at ending Google’s monopoly power, The DOJ has reportedly opted not to recommend that Google be forced to sell off its Android operating system. Instead, they will push for Google to be required to disconnect Android from other services, including the core search engine and the Google Play app store.
Under the DOJ’s proposal, the feds could pull back on their call for a forced sale of Chrome if other remedies prove effective enough without it, the report said.“The DOJ continues to push a radical agenda that goes far beyond the legal issues in this case,” Google vice president of regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said in a statement.
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