Last year, Google was found to be practicing a monopoly on its search engine by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). As a result, Google was ordered to separate Chrome from Android and the Play Store. Not only that, Google was also ordered to sell Chrome and most recently, the DOJ has once again emphasised that this must be done.
For your information, the DOJ said Google should do this because Chrome is important for users to search. By selling Chrome, it opens up the opportunity for competitors to compete more healthily. Devices will also no longer have Chrome as the default web browser pre-installed. Users will also have the freedom to download their favorite web browser and not continue to use Chrome, which is usually pre-installed on most Android devices.
Moreover, Google is expected to issue a response this week. For now, Google no longer has to sell Android but needs to change the way it operates. Only if Android is found to be preventing rival operating systems from competing will action be taken. Then, if Chrome is sold, the fate of Chromium, which is under an open source project, is unknown. Many third-party web browsers that want to compete with Chrome use Chromium.
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