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Google late Friday countered a U.S. call to sell its Chrome browser, suggesting a judge address antitrust concerns by barring the firm from making favorable treatment of its software a condition of licensing.
Google filed a 12-page proposed order banning the internet giant from requiring favorable distribution or treatment of its software on mobile devices as a condition of licensing popular apps like Chrome, Play or Gemini.
In contrast, the U.S. government in November asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the company.
The U.S. Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google’s business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default search engine on smartphones and preventing it from exploiting its Android mobile operating system.
Determining how to address Google’s wrongs is the next stage of the landmark antitrust trial that saw the company in August ruled a monopoly by U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta.
Google has proposed that Mehta bar it from using the licensing desirability of its applications to compel mobile device makers to pre-install its search software or make it the default offering, a court filing showed.
“Nothing in this Final Judgment shall otherwise prohibit Google from providing consideration to a mobile device manufacturer or wireless carrier with respect to any Google product or service in exchange for such entity’s distribution, placement on any access point, promotion, or licensing of that Google product or service,” the proposed order stipulates.
Calling for the breakup of Google marks a profound change by the U.S. government’s regulators, which have largely left tech giants alone since failing to break up Microsoft two decades ago.
Regardless of Judge Mehta’s eventual decision, Google is expected to appeal the ruling, prolonging the process for years and potentially leaving the final say to the Supreme Court.
The case could also be upended by the arrival of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House in January. His administration will likely replace the current team in charge of the Justice Department’s antitrust division.
The newcomers could choose to carry on with the case, ask for a settlement with Google or abandon the case altogether.
The trial, which concluded last year, scrutinized Google’s confidential agreements with smartphone manufacturers, including Apple.
These deals involve substantial payments to secure Google’s search engine as the default option on browsers, iPhones and other devices.
The judge determined that this arrangement provided Google with unparalleled access to user data, enabling it to develop its search engine into a globally dominant platform.
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“Oh, we promise not to give the browser we developed favorable treatment, because we will have already driven all the competition out of business anyway!”
Apple NEXT,
Apple is now forcing Instagram advertisers to be pay for the adds thru it’s Apple Store
and charging an extra fees between 20 to 30% for using it’s the phone IOS, I don’t know if android is doing that too but users now have NO CHOICE but to pay Apple in order to run their adds.
That is as dirty as it gets since consumers have already paid apple for it’s IOS when they purchased their phones, if they knew that this will be the case they could have chosen others systems.
This is a monopoly run by Apple. .
A couple of observations.
Remember we went through this previously with Netscape, explorer and in the end something better came along and where are they now!
Second, if governments want people to have a choice or for Google chrome to have less power then governments should stop forcing us to use it.
If you want to file e-tax in many countries, make applications for certain things, get permits, etc…from these governments, they give you 2 or 3 browser options.
Edge, chrome and possibly Safari.
Don’t try using Firefox, Vivaldi, opera, etc … They will not work often the needed extensions, etc…are not available.
I recently found this out from both Japan (edge or chrome only) and for Canada (edge chrome and safari).
So if governments are going to say Google has too much power well then stop making it the primary choice for dealing with the government.
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