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Judge Rules Google Can Retain Chrome but Must End Exclusive Search Deals and Share Data
The ruling mandates Google to share search data with qualified rivals and end exclusive default search agreements, while allowing it to retain Chrome and continue $20 billion annual payments to Apple.
- A federal judge, Amit Mehta, ruled that Google can keep its Chrome browser but must end exclusive search contracts and share limited search index data and user-interaction information with competitors as part of an antitrust case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice .
- The judge ruled that Google must allow partner companies like Apple to promote other search engines while still permitting Google to pay for default search placements, meaning Google's arrangement with Apple remains intact.
- Mehta's ruling did not require Google to sell Chrome or Android, rejecting DOJ's calls for these divestitures, which were deemed excessively disruptive to the market.
- The ruling concluded a major antitrust case initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, which originally sought more severe restrictions on Google's business practices.
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