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- The DOJ wants Google to sell Chrome and make significant changes to Android to address its search monopoly.
- Google is proposing alternative remedies that offer more flexibility to browser and device makers.
- Remedies proposed include more flexibility in setting the default search engine and decoupling other Google apps from being preloaded alongside Search or Chrome.
The US Department of Justice recently called for Google to sell Chrome and make significant changes to Android (or sell it as an alternative) to tackle Google’s monopoly in online search. Google obviously isn’t happy with such a proposal, as these sweeping changes would fundamentally alter the tech landscape, for better or for worse. Google is now proposing remedies that are still comprehensive and address the issues but aren’t as allegedly overreaching as the DOJ’s proposals.
Google intends to appeal the Court’s decision on Search’s monopoly, but the legal process requires the company to file proposed remedies that best respond to the decision. Google is doing so, and it is broadly outlining the remedies for people to understand.