Google’s counteroffer to the government trying to break it up is unbundling Android apps
Ministry of Justice Solution list In an effort to correct Google’s illegal antitrust behavior and restore competition in the search engine market, which began by forcing the company to sell Chrome, Google responded late Friday night own list (included below).
Google’s proposed solution doesn’t target disruptions to Chrome, Android or Google Play, as contemplated in the Justice Department filing, but instead targets the fees it pays companies like Apple and Mozilla for exclusive, prioritized arrangements with its services, as well as Companies that make Android phones enter into licensing agreements and contracts with wireless carriers. They did not address the Department of Justice’s recommendations on possible Force Google to share its valuable search data Partner with other companies to help their products catch up.
According to Google lawyersThe ruling pointed to agreements with Apple and Mozilla over their browsers, companies that make Android phones and wireless carriers. Lee-Anne Mulholland, Vice President of Governance at Google wrote on the company blog“This is a decision regarding our search distribution contract, so our proposed remedies are specific to that.
The proposal would prevent Google for three years from entering into agreements linking licensing of Chrome, Search and its Android app store Google Play with the placement or pre-installation of other apps, including Chrome, Google Assistant or the Gemini AI Assistant.
It would also still allow Google to pay for preset search rankings in the browser, but allow multiple transactions across different platforms or browsing modes and require the ability to revisit transactions at least once a year.
Although the company still plans to appeal Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling that “Google is a monopoly and it has maintained its monopoly position,” it first said it would A revised proposal was filed on the 7th, followed by two more appeals.
2024-12-21 05:05:44