Google retains Chrome but forbidden from exclusive search offers

The federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Google could keep its Chrome browser, but will be banned by exceptional contracts and should share search data.

Alphabet shares popped up 6% in advanced trade.

US County Judge Amit Macht has ruled against the most difficult consequences offered by the US Department of Justice, including the sale of its Chrome browser, which provides data that help its advertising business to deliver targeted advertising.

“Google will not be obliged to deprive Chrome; also in court will not include in the contingent products of the Android operating system in the final decision,” the decision reads. “The plaintiffs have overcome in search of forced deprivation of these key assets that Google did not use any illegal restrictions.”

The company may make payments to Preload products, but they cannot have exclusive contracts, the decision has shown.

DOJ asked Google to stop the practice of “forced syndication”, which indicates the practice of performing certain transactions with companies to provide a search engine for default in browsers and smartphones.

Google to pay Apple Billions of dollars a year to become a default search engine. This is a profitable for Apple and a valuable way for Google to get more search and users.

Apple’s stock rose 4% on Tuesday after hours.

“Google will not be prohibited from paying or offering other examinations for pre -loading or location of Google, Chrome or its Genai products. Google payments are almost certainly imposed – in some cases, crippling – Hardstream Harms for distribution partners related to their markets and consumers.”

In A Landmark The US Department of Justice claimed in 2020 that Google has retained its share in the common search market, creating strong barriers to entry and a feedback cycle that supported its dominance.

US District Court in Columbia County manage In August 2024, Google violated Sherman Law, which exceeds the monopoly, saying that the company had an illegal monopoly on its main search market.

Mahtakh overseen the lawsuit in May, where both sides proposed fines that should be adopted against Google as a result of the monopoly resolution. During this test, DOJ asked the judge to force Google to share the data they use to obtain search results such as what users are pressing.

Google said it would appeal A ruling that would detain any potential punishment.

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