The court in the United States allowed Google not to sell the Chrome browser, but ordered the company to share data with competitors

The District Court in Washington allowed Google not to sell the Chrome browser, but ordered to share data with other companies in order to strengthen competition in the field of online post. According to Reuters, Google will also be able to save the Android operating system, which, together with Chrome, allows the company to dominate the Internet advertising market. The judge, who made the decision, noted that the AI ​​developers now have more opportunities to compete with Google than any other search engine developer in recent decades.

Against the background of a court decision, the shares of the Maternal company Google Alphabet increased by 7.2%. Although the exchange of data will strengthen the competitors of the Google advertising business, the lack of the need to sell Chrome or Android reassured investors who consider them the key elements of the Google business in general, Reuters notes. The decision is also arranged by Apple and other manufacturers of devices and web browsers, which, according to the judge, will continue to receive payments from Google as part of the distribution of advertising income for their devices. According to last year's estimates by Morgan Stanley, Google annually pays Apple $ 20 billion.

At the same time, Google announced its concern that the exchange of data "will affect our users and their confidentiality, and we carefully study this decision." Earlier, the company stated that it would appeal, so they can pass for years before it really starts to fulfill the court decision.

The lawsuit between Google and the US antimonopoly organs lasted five years. In the past, the judge ruled that Google has an illegal monopoly in the field of online post and related advertising. The CHATGPT-Openai-development company did not exclude that it would buy Chrome if the court obliges Google to sell it.