Federal Judge Orders Google to End Exclusive Search Deals, Allows Company to Keep Chrome Browser
Summary
Federal judge delivers landmark antitrust ruling against Google, banning exclusive search deals that made Google the default on phones and devices while allowing the tech giant to keep its Chrome browser, marking the most significant monopoly case since Microsoft in the 1990s.
Key Points
- Federal judge rules Google can keep Chrome browser but bars the company from making exclusive deals that make its search engine the default on phones and other devices
- Google must share certain search index and user interaction data with third parties and will be monitored by a technological oversight committee for six years
- The ruling falls short of Justice Department demands for Chrome's sale, representing the biggest antitrust decision since the Microsoft case in the 1990s