Ryan Haines / Android Authority
TL;DR
- The US Department has begun proposing solutions to correct Google’s position as a monopoly.
- The proposed solutions include breaking away Android, Chrome and Play away from Google.
Google was recently adjudged a “monopolist” by a US District Court for violating US antitrust laws in its attempts to stay as the default search engine on devices and web browsers. Consequent to this decision, the US Department of Justice is chalking up plans to correct the anticompetitive behavior, and their proposed solutions include breaking away Android, Chrome, and Play away from Google.
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