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'Google must divest the Chrome browser:' DOJ renews call for Google to sell Chrome, and Android could be next


Google is in hot water ahead of hearings for its landmark antitrust case.

In a court filing published on March 7, the DOJ doubled down on its assertion that Google's dominance in search is the result of monopolistic practices that have been leveraged to support other services, such as Chrome and Android, in a way that makes fair competition nearly impossible. The Revised Proposed Final Judgement (RPFJ) lays out the stakes, stating, "The American people’s reliance on Google’s search engine is well-known. The judge will have the final say in whether Google has to sell Chrome and potentially even Android, but this is shaping up to be a landmark antitrust case the likes of which we haven't seen since the litigation against Microsoft in 1998.

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