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Google doesn't have to sell Chrome, judge in monopoly case rules


Google will not have to divest its Chrome browser but will have to change some of its business practices, a federal judge has ruled.

Google will not have to divest its Chrome browser but will have to change some of its business practices, a federal judge has ruled. "Google will not be required to divest Chrome; nor will the court include a contingent divestiture of the Android operating system in the final judgment," Mehta wrote. "Plaintiffs overreached in seeking forced divesture of these key assets, which Google did not use to effect any illegal restraints."

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