Google will also not have to get rid of his Android operating system, which was also part of the court case.
As the deputy general of Prosecutor General Abigail Slater wrote on platform X, the order to share the data with the competition by Google and the ban on the conclusion of exclusive contracts in the case of Chrome and other services he offers “includes the need to restore competition on the long -term search engine market“.
Google about victory
Google recognized the verdict as victory and stated that the development of artificial intelligence probably contributed to the positive decision. “Today's decision shows how much The industry has changed thanks to the appearance of AI, which gives people more ways to find information” – said the digital giant.
In November 2024, the US Department of Justice submitted an application in which Google demanded the sale of Chrome and the Android operating system, providing the competition data and the end of exclusive contracts. Under these contracts Google pays device manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung, to make Chrome a default search engine on them.
The Ministry of Justice of the US justified its actions with the need to limit the monopoly on the search engine market. Google controls about 90 percent Search engines market.
Chrome value up to $ 20 billion
According to Bloomberg's agency, in November last year The estimated Chrome value was at least $ 15-20 billion. Later, the general director of the competitive Duckduckgo search engine Gabriel Weinberg said that Chrome could reach a price of up to $ 50 billion.
Tuesday's judgment of the federal court is not the end of Google's court problems. At the end of September, there will be a trial in another case initiated in response to the lawsuit of the Department of Justice. The lower court in April decided that Google consciously gained and maintained a monopolistic position on two online advertising markets. The concern appealed against that decision.
