Just a few days ago, we learned of the decision of a federal judge in the United States, who declared that Google has a monopoly in the Internet search engine sector. This is a major blow for the company and could completely change the current landscape. The case (which began in late 2020) is not yet concluded: The next step is to make the decision to break this monopoly..
Although it is not yet known what the consequences will be for the technology giant, everything indicates that Several options are on the table.One possibility being considered would require Google to break up the company.
A Federal Judge Ruled Google Is A Monopoly. Now I’m Looking For A Way To Break It
As reported by the New York Times, the US Department of Justice is considering several scenarios to break the company’s monopoly in the Internet search sector and end Google’s dominant position. One of the possibilities that has attracted the most attention is to divide the company.
If that decision is made, some of the products most likely to be affected by the split would be Google Chrome or Android, the company’s operating system for mobile devices. That would mean Google Chrome or Android would no longer be part of Alphabet, the parent company. This would be the most extreme alternative for the company.
Sources with information on the process say that other options are being explored. One possible scenario would require the company to provide its data to competing companies. Thus, search engines such as Bing, DuckDuckGo or Yahoo! Search would have access to the data that Google works with.
Another possible option at play is to ban the deals Google makes with companies like Apple: in recent years, Google paid billions of dollars to Apple to be the default search engine on corporate devices.
Certainly, It is a very complicated situation for the company.. Of course, this is not the only such case that has taken place in the industry: Microsoft was also accused of monopolistic practices more than two decades ago. Although it was initially decided that Microsoft should split its operations, an agreement was eventually reached that imposed restrictions on the company without splitting it.
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