Late on Wednesday, the US justice section and a group of states requested that Google sell its internet browser, Chrome, in a move that could ultimately change the$ 2 trillion company’s operations and restructure online competition.
The plea comes in response to a landmark ruling from the US district court for the district of Columbia in August that determined that Google had violated its online search monopoly. By the end of Wednesday, Judge Mehta requested that the monopolistic case’s justice department and the says that brought it publish solutions to right the search dominance.
The government asked Judge Mehta to decide whether to mandate Google’s services on devices that run Android or to buy the laptop operating system. The government may impose a afterwards sale on Google if those terms were broken or the remedies were ineffective to bolster competition.
The government also requested that the judge prevent Google from using paid subscriptions from Apple and other companies to serve as the default search engine for computers and telephones. The government recommended that Google be required to permit competition search engines to get the company’s data for ten years in addition to the company’s effects. Since the justice ministry requested the dissolution of Microsoft in 2000, the proposals represent the most significant legal requests in a tech competitive case. The ideas, if Judge Mehta decides to accept them, may set the stage for a number of different antitrust lawsuits that challenge the power of tech behemoths like Apple, Amazon, and Meta.
One of the worst scenarios for Google would be being forced to sell both Chrome and Android. Chrome, which was introduced in 2008 and is free to use, is the most popular internet browser in the world, with an estimated 67 % of the worldwide computer industry, according to Statcounter, which compiles it market information. Android is the world’s most popular mobile technology, with an estimated 71 % of the industry, according to Statcounter. Samsung and other smartphone manufacturers are not required to pay Google for use of the program because it is open-source. But most Android products come with Google’s programs already installed.
By December 20th, Google will release its unique recommendations to end the search dominance. Before Judge Mehta is scheduled to speak arguments on the treatments this spring, both parties can change their demands. Kent Walker, Google’s president of world politics, called the govt’s plan “extreme”. ” DOJ’s madly overbroad plan goes miles beyond the judge’s selection”, he said. People love and find useful in their everyday life, but it would tear a number of Google products, even those that go beyond search.
