US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case

The U.S. said on Tuesday it may ask a judge to force Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google to divest parts of its business, such as its Chrome browser and Android operating system, that it says are used to maintain an illegal monopoly in online search.

In a landmark case, a judge found in August that Google, which processes 90% of U.S. internet searches, had built an illegal monopoly. The Justice Department's proposed remedies have the potential to reshape how Americans find information on the internet while shrinking Google's revenues and giving its competitors more room to grow.

"Fully remedying these harms requires not only ending Google's control of distribution today, but also ensuring Google cannot control the distribution of tomorrow," the Justice Department said, opens new tab.

The proposed fixes will also aim to keep Google's past dominance from extending to the burgeoning business of artificial intelligence, prosecutors said.
The Justice Department might also ask the court to end Google's payments to have its search engine pre-installed or set as the default on new devices.

Summary;
DOJ says may ask court to order Google to divest units like Android and Chrome
More detail on DOJ proposed remedies by Nov. 20
Google has said it intends to appeal loss in search case