Google plans to appeal a ruling condemning its monopolistic practices in online search. This follows its request for a US judge to refuse the proposal of separating its Chrome browser. The Justice Department demands Google’s divestiture from Chrome and prohibits exclusive agreements with smartphone makers for search engine installations. It is also pushing Google to share Chrome search-result data. Google has proposed limited measures such as allowing phone manufacturers to pre-install Google Play store only. A decision is expected by August.
Google plans to appeal a ruling condemning its monopolistic practices in online search. This follows its request for a US judge to refuse the proposal of separating its Chrome browser. The Justice Department demands Google’s divestiture from Chrome and prohibits exclusive agreements with smartphone makers for search engine installations. It is also pushing Google to share Chrome search-result data. Google has proposed limited measures such as allowing phone manufacturers to pre-install Google Play store only. A decision is expected by August.