The US does not tremble before Google and the decision to split the company already points to Chrome and Android

For months, Google has faced a legal investigation aimed at… put an end to their monopolistic practices. Thus, although the North American firm focuses its efforts on aspects such as take advantage of abandoned nuclear power plantsThe United States is exploring the option of breaking up Google and making changes to divisions such as Android, Chrome or Google Play. And, according to the latest information, the company may be forced sell some of your most valuable assets.

As noted TechSpotThe Department of Justice (DOJ) may require Google to sell its Chrome browser and separate Android from your software packages

. The company plans to appeal the decision, so a hearing has already been scheduled for April 2025 and all signs point to a hypothetical final decision, which will also come to August next year. However, after a judge ruled that Google illegally monopolized the search engine market pays billions of eurosthis doesn’t look good for the company.

The Microsoft case from the 90s served as a precedent.

Thirty years ago, Microsoft also found itself embroiled in an antitrust investigation. Fortunately for the company created by Bill Gates, the Redmond company managed avoid company splitBut many experts say the Justice Department won’t be so contemplative about Google. Therefore they will recommend mobile software package breakdown

including Android, Google and Google Play Store, and this situation may have a direct impact on its revenue model. Currently it depends 80% dominance search market and 60% share of Chrome users which is used to access the collected data.

However, everything points to the fact that we will collide very long processas it is difficult to find a buyer who meets regulatory requirements. In addition, the Department of Justice may require Google to provide additional site protection versus AI-assisted data mining. If this is confirmed, Google’s collapse could change the web browsing landscape and, in turn, the mobile operating system market, but we’ll have to wait until the middle of next year to find out more details.

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