Google maintains chrome, but is prevented from exclusive search deals

alphabet The shares increased by 8 % in the extended trading, as investors celebrated what they considered a few consequences of a historic defeat last year in the teacher Anti -monopoly issue This has found that it is monopolized illegal in the basic market for online search.

American boycott judge, Amit Mihit, ruled against the most powerful consequences proposed by the Ministry of Justice, including selling it chrome The browser, which provides data that helps its advertising works to provide targeted ads.

“Google will not be required to strip Chrome; the court will not include an urgent abstraction of the Android operating system in the final ruling,” the decision was stated. “Prosecutors have exceeded the search for forced stripping of these main assets, which Google has not used to influence any illegal restrictions.”

Mihata, who supervised the trial of recession in May, ordered the parties to meet by September 10 for the final ruling.

In August 2024, the US boycott court ruled that Google violated Section 2 of Sherman’s Law and was held a Monopoly in research And text ads. Anti -monopoly trial began in September 2023.

In his decision on Tuesday, Mihata said that the company can pay payments for pre -products, but it could not have exclusive contracts.

The Ministry of Justice had asked Gooj to stop the practice of “joint participation”, which indicates the practice of making some deals with companies to ensure that its search engine remains is the default option in browsers and smartphones.

Google pays apple Billions of dollars annually to be the virtual search engine on iPhone devices. It is profitable for Apple and a valuable way for Google to get more searches and users.

Apple shares rose 4 % on Tuesday after hours.

“Google will not prevent payment of payments or to provide another consideration of distribution partners for pre -download or Google Search or Chrome or Genai products. Certainly cutting payments from Google may definitely impose greatly – in some cases, in some cases – disrupted damage to distribution partners, relevant markets, and consumers, which which are imposed It is prohibited for broad payments. “

During the trial of treatments in May, the Ministry of Justice asked Judge to force Google to share the data he uses to create research results, such as data on what users click on

Google said it will get attractiveness The ruling, which would delay any possible penalties.

Mihata spent on Tuesday that Google would have to provide the appointed search index data and user interaction data, although “advertising data”.

The court has narrowed the data groups that will be asked to share it and said it should occur in “regular commercial terms that are compatible with the services of the current Google Syndicate.”