Google won’t be forced to sell its market-leading web browser Chrome and Android mobile operating system, although its exclusive search deals with handset manufacturers and ISPs have been prohibited in a landmark ruling in its year-long antitrust saga; developments that will unquestionably reshape the digital marketing industry.
Justice Amit Mehta issued the orders today (Sept. 2) in a Washington D.C. court after initially ruling against Google almost a year ago, with lawyers for both sides pleading their cases after remedies were proposed in November 2024 when the Justice Department formally tabled its motion to force the sale of Chrome.
“Google will not be required to divest Chrome; nor will the court include a contingent divestiture of the Android operating system,” reads the final judgment, which concludes that the DOJ “overreached in seeking forced divestiture of these key assets.”
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