U.S. government to Google: sell Chrome

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U.S. government to

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: sell Chrome

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might have to sell Chrome, despite its ranking as the best browser you can use. After ruling that

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has illegally monopolized the search market, the U.S. Department of Justice is pushing for

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to sell off Chrome to break up its search dominance. Chrome

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of the browser market, far ahead of any competitors.

According to

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, officials from the DOJ and several states who have joined the case will recommend to federal judge Amit Mehta that

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sell off Chrome in order to rebalance the scales.

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parent company Alphabet has been involved in the lawsuit since early 2020. In August, Mehta ruled that

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illegally obtained a search monopoly and

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the tech giant.

In addition to the DOJ, the attorney generals of 38 states have joined the lawsuit. The trial lasted more than two months late last year, culminating in the ruling Mehta handed down in August. Now that the DOJ has won the ruling, it’s filing proposals as to what should be done to break

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’s monopoly.

Chrome is a critical part of that. The browser represents “a key access point” for new users to get involved in

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’s ecosystem of services, according to Bloomberg’s sources. Although officials settled on Chrome, the DOJ also considered a proposal that would force

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to sell off Android, but officials targeted Chrome as a less severe option.

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says it plans to appeal the August decision, but that appeal hasn’t manifested yet. As it stands now, Mehta will hold a two-week trial in April 2025 to address the ******** practices and issue a ruling in August of next year.

Although Chrome is the main target, the DOJ is targeting other areas of

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as well. For instance, officials are recommending that

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be forced to license the content it uses in its AI products, such as the AI overviews that appear in search results. In addition, officials are recommending that

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detach Android from other products, such as the

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Play Store.

We’ve yet to see the end of this years-long saga as the DOJ prepares its recommendations and

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works on its appeal. If

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is forced to sell Chrome, however, that would represent a massive shake-up in the tech space. At over 65% share, Chrome is by far the most popular browser in the world. The next closest Windows competitor is

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Edge, which represents just 5% of the market.

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