US GOVERNMENT WANTS GOOGLE TO SELL CHROME

Google has made it clear: It won’t sell Chrome.

This comes after the United States Department of Justice proposed the idea to a judge.

In August, a judge ruled that Google operates an online search monopoly and proposed the report.

Chrome is the world’s most used browser with a market share of 64.61%.

Google is the default search engine in Chrome, many smartphone browsers and Safari on iPhones.

In a statement released by Google, executive Lee-Anne Mulholland said “The DOJ continues to push a radical agenda that goes far beyond the legal issues in this case”.

As part of the report, Google could also be asked to establish new measures around its AI, Android operating system and its use of data.

Mulholland also said that the sale would harm consumers and others.

“The government putting its thumbs on the scale in these ways would harm consumers, developers and American technological leadership at precisely the moment it is needed most.”

Following the DOJ’s report, investors have been keeping a close eye on Google's share price but it doesn’t seem to have caused too much of a stir as the share price went up slightly.

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