US Wants Judge to Break Up Google, Force Sale of Chrome: What to Know

A three-week hearing that can restore the Tech giant Google, Monday began on Monday in a Washington Court. The case can change the work of technological companies, but also answered people’s online search queries. Government lawyers did their job Opening the opening statements, Chrome pushing people to Google search engine should be forced to sell a web browser.

The company also stored in competition against opponent’s search engines, the lawyer of the Justice Department David Dahlquist said that the opponent has to help search engines.

“This is the time when the trial is said to Google and all the monopolies who are listening to there, that he has the results when you violate the antitrest law,” said Dahlquist, According to the New York Times.

Google counters

Google lawyers say that any means should consider the company’s deals with companies such as Apple, Mozilla and Samsung to make a standard search engine for smartphones and other devices.

“Google has won its place at the market exhibition and the square,” he said. According to NBC News.

Judge Amit Amit P. Mehta’s Columbia district Mehta, now heard the arguments and the leaders are expected to bear witness.

In August, Mehta, in August, is the same referee because it protects an illegal monopoly in search of Google. The court last year, took 10 weeks and has been years.

“After witnessing the witnesses and evidence, the court comes to the court:” Sherman violated the 2nd part of the act. “

After hearing Mehta arguments, the summer is expected to order treatment until the end.

Google is currently online searching for more than 89% global market share Global pedestrian91% down last summer.

The representatives for the Google and Justice Department did not respond immediately to the requests for comment.

Openai wants to buy chrome?

Tuesday, Openai Executive Nick Turley testified If the company is forced to sell it, it would be interesting to buy Google Chrome browser.

He also, Chatgpt, Openai’s artificial intelligence Chatbot, “According to Reuters, it is far from the purpose of using 80% of search technology.”

Turley also said that Google has rejected Openai’s attempt to use Google search technology within Chatgept.

Potential results

Many things can happen on Google, including the company’s fragmentation. If such a penalty is established, this is to break the chrome browser or Android smartphone Company processing system parts.

This would be the first attempt to demolish a company for illegal monopoly since their unsuccessful efforts Break up Microsoft two decades ago.

Google can also be forced to leave controversial economic deals that can also submit their data to competitors or standardize devices on devices such as Google search engine iphone.

Why is this issue?

Google is not the only company facing legal problems. Apple and Amazon’s main technological companies are also facing Antitrest’s court. One Antitrest court against MetaThe owner of Facebook, Instagram, Themes and WhatsApp began on April 14.

The court may also affect the period of artificial intelligence. This The Department of Justice said If treatment is not applied on Google, Google is waiting to use AI products to further expand its monopoly.

Since the August court, the Presidential Administrations have changed. As soon as the hearings noted, the hearings show that the Trump management intends to keep an eye in the changing technological industry.

People transition from standard search engines?

The August Cashier was noticeable to change Apple and other companies on Google to the standard on the devices such as Apple’s iPhone. Google has not stored monopoly through such contracts and can change the devices to use other search engines.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified in October The idea of ​​people from a search engine to another is “completely fake” and “defaults are the only thing that is important in changing search behavior.”

According to the Department of Justice, Google search engine is used for 90% of web searches, but the company argues this number.

This Sherman Antitrest ActThe activities of the history, which belonged to the date, interstate trade and competition in the market, essentially prohibit the activities that illegally restricted corporate monopolies. The United States is the cornerstone of antitrust legislation, the subdivental age industry giants that cause the federal government to slander in the late 19th century.

CNET’s Imad Khan contributed to this report.