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Google will not be forced to sell Chrome, federal judge rules

Media | The Guardian · Nick Robins-Early · last updated

Judge says tech giant can keep world’s most popular browser in ongoing battle over firm being ruled monopoly

Google will not be forced to sell its Chrome browser, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in the tech giant’s ongoing legal battle over being ruled a monopoly last year.

The company will be barred from certain exclusive deals with device makers and must share data from its search engine with competitors, the judge ruled.

 

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