Goodbye Android? Google, in problems with its operating system

Google could be close to undergoing one of the most important changes in its structure. And in accordance with the request of the Department of Justice (DOJfor its acronym in English), as a measure to counteract the company’s dominant position in the digital and technology sector, the American giant was urged to Get rid of your Android mobile operating system.

According to the court request of the DOJ, Google I would also have “the option” of sell your closed source Chrome web browser.

Google must sell Chrome immediately and in full, to a buyer approved by the plaintiffs in their sole discretion, subject to terms that the Court and the plaintiffs approve.

Google in danger?

In the same petition it was also emphasized that the company created by Larry Page and Sergey Brinin September 1998, stop paying millions of dollars Apple to make your engine the default choice for users entering the network.

In addition to the above, the DOJ asked that Google to withdraw from the browser market for at least 5 years.

In the absence of a clear sanction at present, it is expected that the DOJ lawsuit will eventually reach the Supreme Court.

What did Google say about it?

This is not the first time that the technology giant has seen its business structure compromised. In previous months, it suffered a judicial setback when a judge determined that antitrust law in the online browser sector had been violated by Google.

In addition to the above, in September of this year, the company was also subjected to a lawsuit for diverting advertising spending from publishers towards its own business.

Faced with this series of accusations, the vice president of regulatory affairs of Google, Lee-Anne Mulhollandrevealed that the Google’s possible separation from Android could seriously affect users due to free access that is provided to them: “For the government to put its finger on the scale in this way would harm consumers, developers and American technological leadership.”

Added to Mulholland’s statement is the alert issued by the Internet and Competitive Networks Association (INCOMPAS), who mentioned that the possible sanction on Google could “set a dangerous precedent for other private sector companies””, which could “curb investment in innovation”, and put “at risk American national security and the ability of the United States to compete on the global stage.”

Regarding Chromeand if the DOJ’s request to put itself up for sale is fulfilled, it could be worth more than $20 billion dollars.

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