Is Google forced to sell the Chrome browser?

 Is Google forced to sell the Chrome browser?

Google has claimed that consumers and businesses will be harmed if they are forced to sell the world's most famous browser 'Chrome'. Google has expressed outrage as the US Department of Justice plans to instruct a judge to propose the move.

Last August, Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google has a monopoly in the online search sector. The judge is considering the necessary solution or punishment for this.

Although the department has not commented on the matter, Google has clearly opposed the proposal. "The Department is advancing a radical agenda that goes far beyond the legal questions of this case," Google executive Lee-Anne Mulholland said in a statement.

It is said that Google may also be instructed to find new ways to use AI, Android operating system and data. "Government intervention like this at a time when it's needed now will hurt consumers, developers and American technology leadership," Mulholland added.

Chrome is the most used browser worldwide. Its global market share was 64.61 percent in October, according to Similar Web, which tracks web traffic. Similarly, Google's search engine has occupied almost 90 percent of the global search engine market until October. Google is set as the default search engine in most smartphone browsers and Chrome.

Judge Mehta's decision in August stated that the default search engine was Google's "extremely valuable asset". "Even if new competitors are qualified for the default position, they can compete only if they are ready to share billions of dollars in revenue," he said.

According to the BBC, the department is expected to submit its final proposed measures to the court on Wednesday. In the case filed in October, it was mentioned that the department was also considering ways to divide Google.

Google has repeatedly denied the allegations of operating a monopoly in the online search sector. Responding to the lawsuit in October, Google complained that "splitting parts of its business like Chrome or Android" would fragment the business. The company claimed that this would increase the price of Android devices and weaken Android and Google Play in competition with Apple's iPhone and App Store.

According to Google, this separation will make Chrome more difficult to protect. According to the recent quarterly report, Google's income from search and advertising business increased by 10 percent to reach 66 billion dollars.

The company's CEO Sundar Pichai has said that millions of users are using the company's AI search tool. After the report on the proposed measures of the Department of Justice came out, the shares of Google have been analyzed.