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DOJ asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome as remedy in landmark antitrust case
- DOJ officials have urged District Judge Amit Mehta to force Google to sell its Chrome browser to remedy antitrust violations.
- Google created an illegal monopoly with its search business by paying Apple and other smartphone tech makers billions to be the default search engine on their devices, found Judge Amit Mehta in August.
- Filing of the finalized proposal of remedies in the landmark antitrust case was done by the DOJ's antitrust division.
- As per the DOJ's proposal, Google has to sell its Chrome browser as the remedy to close the gap which Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired.
- Although it's a pretty fantastical ask to force Google to sell Chrome, it's the DOJ's way of swinging for the fences.
- Selling Chrome would be a multibillion-dollar proposal.
- The trial has revealed that Google paid smartphone makers $26 billion in 2021 to become the default search engine on their devices.
- The next hearing of the case is set for April 2025, where the court will discuss what remedies Google must take to address antitrust violations.
- Experts predict delays as President Joe Biden's administration makes way for the second Donald Trump administration.
- Google can appeal any ruling to delay the final outcome or request the case be dismissed.
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