It was last August when Google received the first blow, after the US Justice ruled that Google had abused its dominant position in the web search engine market, thus creating an illegal monopoly. For this reason, the Department of Justice has a plan to dismantle Google into sections to separate platforms and services so that they are independent companies.
As we said a little over a month ago, the Department “is considering behavioral and structural remedies that would prevent Google from using products like Chrome, Play Store and Android to advantage Google search and products and features related to Google’s search – including access points and emerging search features, such as Artificial Intelligence – over rivals or new entrants,” the agency said in the filing.
And now, as we have learned, said department, together with attorneys general from several states, They have drawn up the first step of the plan that will put an end to the technology giant’s monopoly. It will be in the coming weeks that the US Justice will ask Google to unlink from the Chrome browser as the first of other measures that will forever change Google as we know it.
It should be noted that this request would still have to succeed, but the situation seems quite complicated for Google, since, as the complainants point out, the way Google ties and promotes its services through itself (it is the most used search engine in the world) is one of the main obstacles for alternatives to Google products to prosper.
Definitely The sale of the Chrome browser would be the key piece in said dismantling of the companybut for peace of mind the rumors that The North American justice system also wanted to force the sale of Android, the operating system for smartphones that is also owned by Google and is in turn the most used in the world, have dissipated.
Although it is true that They could be required to put up barriers and separate Android from the rest of the products such as the Google Play Store or not making the Google browser the default on these devices. From Google they have already indicated the measure of “radical and overwhelming”, besides that it could have negative consequences for the development and innovation of new products for consumers.
It remains to be seen what will happen, as Judge Amit Mehta, who is handling the case, plans to deliver the verdict in mid-2025, although with the arrival of Donald Trump to the White House in January 2025 the direction of this trial could radically change.
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