The US Department of Justice is asking the courts to force Google to sell Chrome and separate it from Android.

The US Department of Justice is asking the courts to force Google to sell Chrome and separate it from Android.

The United States Department of Justice has asked the courts for structural changes in Google's business It runs Chrome or system operating system for Android mobile phonesto challenge its dominant position in the sector.

This application court también contempla que se force a la compañía Google pays partners like Apple thousands of millions of dollars a year to make its search engine the default in web browsers.

“Google should sell Chrome immediately and completelyAccording to the terms approved by the court and the plaintiffs, a comprador, su exclusivo is the criterion approved by the plaintiffs,” the Department of Justice said in the final judgment proposal. Ephesus.

The Department of Justice also asked Google not to enter the browser market for 5 years.

The technological giant was the focus of the American authorities. Last August, the company was liquidated by the court un juez federal determinó que Violó la ley antimonopolio en el mercado de los motores en línea busqueda.

Although the final sanction is not yet known, it is expected to be appealed and the process extended and may reach the Supreme Court.

In addition, the company filed a lawsuit in September to divert editors' ad spending to its ad tech business.

Google's Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Lee-Anne Mulhollandwarned users about the separation of Chrome and Android, which are offered for free. “Que el Gobierno puta el deto en la balanza de esta manera perjudicaría a los consumersto los desarrolladores y al ledidos tecnológico estadounidez”, you might say.

According to the US press, if Chrome is sold, its value can reach 20,000 million dollars.

This new move by the Joe Biden Administration comes less than two months before the Democrat leaves office and is replaced by Donald Trump on January 20.

With two months to go before the November 5 presidential election, the Republican politician has indicated his intention to go after Google, given that he is working against him, but has not supported splitting up his business.

Before the formal presentation of the court petition, The Asociación de Internet y Redes Competitivas (INCOMPAS) warned against this impact on the market.. The Justice Department's proposals, they say, “threaten to set a dangerous precedent that could discourage other private sector companies from investing in innovation, ultimately endangering US national security and the United States' ability to compete in a global scenario.”