New Delhi:
The US Justice Department (DoJ) has given a big blow to Google parent company Alphabet, under which Google may have to sell Chrome, the world’s most used browser. The US Justice Department has accused Google of monopoly on the Internet search market and related ads. In this case, Google could be ordered to sell Chrome, the world’s most widely used browser.
However, Google says that if it is forced to sell Chrome, it will harm its consumers and business.
By October, Chrome will have almost 90% share in the global search engine market.
According to StatCounter, as of October, Chrome has about 90 percent share in the global search engine market. Apart from this, it has about 61 percent share in the American market.
Monopoly case against Google
The DoJ had filed a case against Google during the first four years of US President Donald Trump’s term. In a landmark judgment in August, Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google was running an online search monopoly and was considering what remedies or penalties to impose.
Prosecutor suggested several possible methods
Since then, prosecutors have suggested several possible ways to proceed in the case, including ending the billion-dollar exclusive agreements Google has made with Apple and other companies and divesting parts of its business such as its Android operating system. Selling is involved.
Google gave this response
Google has termed this proposal as ‘radical’ and said that it will harm its consumers and business in America and will also shake the competition of American artificial intelligence. Earlier, the company had sought monopoly in the online search market. Refused to run.
Responding to the DoJ’s filing in October, Google said that breaking up parts of its businesses like Chrome or Android would ruin them.
Now, Google plans to appeal Judge Amit Mehta’s final decision by August 2025. The company will get a chance to present its proposal in December.
