"District Judge Amit Mehta said that the tech giant cannot have exclusive contracts for its Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant and Gemini app products as part of his proposed remedy to rectify the company's more than $2 trillion search monopoly. The judge also called on the company to share its search data with "qualified competitors," which is still only a fraction of the data the Department of Justice wanted the company to share."
"Metha did not grant all of the restrictions the U.S. government's demanded from Google. The judge's ruling did not ban but did place restrictions on how much Google can pay to ensure its search engine is prioritized on smartphones and web browsers. Metha did not pass the government's request that Google sell its browser Chrome, a move that the DOJ deemed "necessary" to overturn Google's monopoly of the tech space. Finally, he did not force Google to divest from Android."
District Judge Amit Mehta found Google's online search business to be a monopoly and ordered the company to share search results and data with qualified competitors. The ruling bars exclusive contracts for Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant and the Gemini app as part of remedies to address a more than $2 trillion search monopoly. The court limited how much Google can pay to prioritize its search on smartphones and browsers but declined to force sale of Chrome or divestiture of Android. The judge characterized forced divestiture requests as overreach. The Justice Department sought broader data access and potential Android breakup. Google is expected to appeal.
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