The U.S. government and majority of states plan to appeal the landmark antitrust case against Google for having a monopoly in online search. The challenge will focus on the judge’s decision not to make Google sell Chrome or end its deal with Apple for default search engines on new devices.
Google is already appealing a ruling that it broke the law to prevent competition in online search and advertising. The company wants to pause the order requiring data sharing with rivals during the appeal process, which could last many months.
The judge rejected tougher remedies like making Google sell Chrome or Android, or banning payments to Apple for default search engine status on new devices. The ruling was seen as a win for Google and a setback for U.S. antitrust enforcers in tech markets.
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