Google has countered US call to sell its chrome browser.
This they did on Friday 20th December 2024.
Google filed a proposed order banning the internet giant from requiring favorable distribution or treatment of its software on mobile devices as a condition of licensing popular apps like chrome.
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In November, the US Government had asked a judge to order the dismount of google by selling its widely used chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the company.
Nothing in this final judgement shall otherwise prohibit Google from providing consideration to a mobile device manufacturer or wireless carrier with respect to any Google product or service in exchange for such entity’s distribution, placement on any access point, promotion or licensing of that Google product or service.
The proposed order specified.
Google is expected to appeal the ruling leaving the final say to the Supreme Court.
The case could be upended by the arrival of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House in January since his administration will likely replace the current team in charge of the Justice Department’s antitrust division.
The new department could choose to either carry on with the case or abandon the case.
