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Reuters
Google has said it would hurt consumers and businesses if it were forced to sell Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) will submit the measure to a judge on Wednesday. Bloomberg reported this.
Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google operates an online search monopoly in Augustand has considered what remedies or penalties should be imposed.
The DOJ has not commented on the report, but Google has made it clear that it is a proposal it opposes.
“The DOJ continues to push a radical agenda that goes far beyond the legal issues in this case,” Google CEO Lee-Anne Mulholland said in a statement.
Google will also reportedly be asked to implement new measures around its artificial intelligence, Android operating system and data usage.
“For the government to put its thumb on the scale in this way would harm consumers, developers and America’s technology leadership just when it is needed most,” Ms. Mulholland added.
Chrome is the most used browser worldwide. The web traffic tracker SimilarWeb recorded a global market share of 64.61% in October.
Meanwhile, Google Search has held a nearly 90% share of the global search engine market since October Statcounter.
It is the default engine in Chrome and in many smartphone browsers, including Safari on iPhones.
Judge Mehta said in his ruling in August that the default search engine was “extremely valuable real estate” for Google.
“Even if a new entrant were positioned from a quality perspective to bid for the default payment when an agreement expires, such a company could only compete if it were willing to pay partners more than billions of dollars in revenue share,” he wrote.
The DOJ was expected to submit its final proposed solutions to the court on Wednesday.
In an October document documenting initial proposals, it said it would consider breaking up Google.
Possible solutions “that would prevent Google from using products like Chrome, Play (the app store) and Android to favor Google Search and Google Search-related products” were among the considerations, it said at the time.
‘Split off’
Google has previously denied having a monopoly in online search.
In response to the DOJ’s filing in October, Google said “Splitting off” parts of its business, like Chrome or Android, would “break” them.
“Aborting it would change their business models, increase the cost of devices and undermine Android and Google Play in their robust competition with Apple’s iPhone and App Store,” the company said.
It was also said that it would make it harder to keep Chrome secure.
According to company figures, revenue from Google’s search and advertising business rose 10% to $65.9 billion. latest quarterly results.
This was said by CEO Sundar Pichai AI search tools because they are now accessible to millions of users.
Investors kept a close eye on Google’s stock price on Tuesday, following reports of the DOJ’s proposed fixes.