US wants to ‘separate’ Google, Android, Chrome and Play Store to prevent monopolization; to understand

This week, the United States Department of Justice released the final report analyzing the case against Google. The company has been accused of anti-competitive market practices and may even be forced to sell some of its divisions.

According to the document, one of the recommendations that could be made to the judge could be: ordering the separation of the company’s main business lines currently integrated: Google search engine, Android, Google Chrome browser and digital store Google Play Store.

The report also states that the company It is necessary to have limited contracts in order not to dominate the market too much and should be more transparent in displaying search results. The company may also be required to provide a way for sites to opt out of appearing in the company’s AI products, such as Gemini’s smart summaries.

According to the original accusation, Google “It maintains its monopoly power illegally through a series of private contracts.”. Thanks to large amounts of money, it is taking over the competition by becoming the default search engine on many major products, including iPhones and browsers.

There are also cases where the company is questionable. reduce the possibility of competition by prioritizing one’s own services product sales, travel and accommodation; These are all built into the Google search engine. For now, the case continues with the responsible judge and there is no end date for the hearing yet.

If the disintegration order is truly given, it will be the first time a company in the digital world has received this sanction. The last great separation In the 1980s it was telecommunications giant AT&T’sTen years later, Microsoft received only fines and audits in the case over the dominance of Windows and Internet Explorer.

What does Google say?

In a post on the company’s official blog, Google defended itself against the accusations and said that the government’s proposed measures “radicals” And “risk of harm to consumers, businesses and developers“.

The company has promised to dispute and refute each of the accusations. Regarding a possible division sale, he says: this could “break” products like Chrome and Androidby changing the business model and increasing the costs of devices and services.