Google dodges forced selloff of Chrome browser in landmark antitrust case — sparking furor at slap on wrist
Google on Tuesday avoided a forced breakup of its online search monopoly after a federal judge rejected the harshest remedies proposed by the Justice Department — sparking furor from critics for the slap on the wrist in the landmark antitrust case.US District Judge Amit Mehta said he would not require Google – which he had earlier dubbed a “monopolist” – to sell off its Chrome web browser or its Android operating system software, as the feds had requested.“Plaintiffs overreached in seeking forced divesture ...