"Google just avoided disaster - the company will not be forced to sell its web browser, Chrome. It will have to make some concessions, but the ruling in what is described by Bloomberg as the "biggest US antitrust case in almost three decades" is overall favorable for the Mountain View company. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) accused Google of having an illegal monopoly on the search engine market."
"DOJ's suggested remedy for that was to divest Chrome. Some companies even made offers, e.g. Perplexity AI offered $34.5 billion. That's not happening, ruled the judge. Google will have to share some online search data with its rivals - this may include the likes of Bing (Microsoft) and DuckDuckGo, as well as AI companies that siphon off as much online data as possible."
"Additionally, Google will be allowed to keep paying other companies to be the default search engine on their platforms - a practice that the DOJ wanted to end. This is good news for Apple, which receives around $20 billion a year to have Google as the default search engine on iPhones. However, Apple will have to do more to promote alternative engines. Also, web browsers will be allowed to have a different default for privacy mode - something that Apple has been asking for."
A court ruling prevents forced divestiture of Chrome while imposing concessions on Google. Google must share certain online search data with rivals, potentially including Bing, DuckDuckGo, and AI companies. The company may continue paying to be default search on other platforms, but platforms such as Apple must take additional steps to promote alternative engines and allow browsers different defaults for privacy mode. Mozilla Firefox benefits due to revenue ties to Google's default deal. Android device makers may install only the Google Play Store without the full Google app suite, reducing preinstalled app bloat for some manufacturers.
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