Google's proposed solutions come after the U.S. Department of Justice urged a judge to force the search giant to sell its popular Chrome browser.
After the government pushed for the breakup of Google, accusing it of business practices that violate antitrust laws, the Mountain View, Calif., tech giant proposed its own solutions on Friday — to restructure its business contracts instead. 'Regulating a fast-changing industry like search with an invasive decree like the one proposed by Plaintiffs would harm competition, innovation, and consumers,' Google said in a court filingFriday.
These agreements hindered Google's rivals from growing and reduced the incentive for other companies to invest in search, the judge found. 'The truth is, no new entrant could hope to compete with Google for the default on Firefox or any other browser,' the judge wrote. 'Google’s query and quality advantage and high revenue share payments are strong incentives simply to stay put.
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