{"id":19985,"date":"2025-09-04T08:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T06:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/slap-on-the-wrist-critics-decry-weak-penalties-on-google-after-landmark-monopoly-trial\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T08:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T06:37:16","slug":"slap-on-the-wrist-critics-decry-weak-penalties-on-google-after-landmark-monopoly-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/slap-on-the-wrist-critics-decry-weak-penalties-on-google-after-landmark-monopoly-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Slap on the wrist\u2019: critics decry weak penalties on Google after landmark monopoly trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Judge said tech giant had monopoly but let it keep Chrome and Android; critics cried foul while Wall Street cheered<\/p>\n

A judge ruled on Tuesday that Google<\/a> would not be forced to sell its Chrome browser or the Android<\/a> operating system, saving the tech giant from the most severe penalties sought by the US government. The same judge had ruled in favor of US prosecutors nearly a year ago, finding that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly with its namesake search engine.<\/p>\n

Groups critical of Google\u2019s dominance in the internet<\/a> search and online advertising<\/a> industry are furious. They contend the judge missed an opportunity to enact meaningful change in an industry that has suffocated under the crushing weight of its heaviest player. Tech industry groups and investors, by contrast, are thrilled. Shares in Alphabet<\/a>, Google\u2019s parent company, have risen 9% since Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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\nJudge said tech giant had monopoly but let it keep Chrome and Android; critics cried foul while Wall Street cheered
\nA judge ruled on Tuesday that Google would not be forced to sell its Chrome browser or the Android operating system, saving the tech giant from the most severe penalties sought by the US government. The same judge had ruled in favor of US prosecutors nearly a year ago, finding that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly with its namesake search engine.
\nGroups critical of Google\u2019s dominance in the internet search and online advertising industry are furious. They contend the judge missed an opportunity to enact meaningful change in an industry that has suffocated under the crushing weight of its heaviest player. Tech industry groups and investors, by contrast, are thrilled. Shares in Alphabet, Google\u2019s parent company, have risen 9% since Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Judge said tech giant had monopoly but let it keep Chrome and Android; critics cried foul while Wall Street cheered A judge ruled on Tuesday that Google would not be forced to sell its Chrome browser or the Android operating system, saving the tech giant from the most severe penalties sought by the US government. …<\/p>\n

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