Google does not have to sell Chrome after Megarrechtszaak about online monopoly

Google does not have to sell Chrome after Megarrechtszaak about online monopoly

Google must take measures from the American court to reduce its dominant position as a search engine. For Example, Google Must Share Data from its search engine with competitors. But Google does not have to sell its chrome browser, as the public prosecutor had demanded, accordance to the Judge.

Last year, an american judge ruled that google had illegally obtained a monopoly in the field of search engines. Justice then demanded Measures last April to break up that monopoly, such as by selling the popular chrome browser or the Android mobile operating system. But a court in Washington Rejected Those Demands on Tuesday.

Google must share search data from its search engine with competitors. This Step Should Increase Competition in the Search Engine Market Again.

In Addition, Google May not Enter Into Exclusive Agreements with Telephone Manufacturers. Google PreviOutly Entered Into Such Agreements So That The Manufacturers Offered Google As The Only Browser On Their Phones.

It was one of Google’s illegal actions that ensured that the company’s online dominant position had beer large, the Judge ruled last year. The Company Thereby Violated Competition Law.

The Ruling Puts An End to a Lawsuit That Lasted Five Years. The Case was Brought by the American Government to Tackle Google’s Dominant Position.

Google PreviOutly Indicated that would Appeal the Ruling. This mean that it may take years before Google has to implement the Measures Imposed by the Judge on Tuesday.

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