Google Averts Breakup of Chrome – Shares Soar

Yesterday, Judge Amit Mehta ruled in a highly publicized antitrust case that Google does not have to sell its dominant product, Chrome. This marked a significant rejection of the prosecutors' demands for the breakup of the company. While the ruling requires Google to provide competitors in the online search market with more data and to refrain from exclusive contracts, the core structure of the corporation remains intact. In after-hours trading, Alphabet shares rose by nearly 7%. Impact on Apple's search deal The collaboration between Google...