Google avoids breakup, but has to give up exclusive search deals in antitrust trial

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  • Google will not be forced to break up its search business, but a federal judge has tentatively ordered other changes to the tech giant’s business practices.
  • U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta outlined remedies on Tuesday that would bar Google from entering or maintaining exclusive deals.
  • Google wouldn’t be able to condition Play Store licensing on the distribution of certain apps, or tie revenue-share payments to keeping certain apps.
  • Google will also have to share certain search index and user-interaction data with “qualified competitors” to prevent exclusionary behavior.
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