Google has received a significant reprieve from a U.S. court in its antitrust case. Following a ruling last year that found Google guilty of illegal monopolistic practices in the internet search market, recommendations for strict actions against the company were made. One potential consequence was the forced sale of Google’s Chrome browser. However, the court has now ruled that Google is not required to sell Chrome.
Instead, the company must share information with its competitors. This means Google must implement significant changes to its data-sharing policies following the court’s order. The case centered on Google’s own products, such as Android, Chrome, and the setting of Google as the default search engine on even Apple devices. According to reports, Google will neither have to sell its Chrome browser nor its Android operating system, which runs on most smartphones globally.
