Google has won its battle with The Department of Justice (DOJ) USA. The DOJ had asked a a judge to force Alphabet (owner of Google) to sell Chrome. 

A US court ruled that Google won't be forced to sell Chrome, its web browser, with a market share of over 65%. Judge Amit Mehta, however, did state that Google illegally preserved its monopoly in online search through multi-billion-dollar agreements with Apple, Samsung and other companies.

This meant that Google Search almost had a monopoly on devices, locking out rivals. According to a Reuters report, the judge directed Google to share its data with rivals to open up competition in online search.

The court determined that the market shifted significantly since the case began in 2020, mainly hinting at AI tolls like Perplexity (which bid for Chrome), ChatGPT and Claude, representing 'genuine alternatives' to Google Search.

The Reuters report added that with access to the data Google must now share, AI firms could build stronger chatbots, search engines and even web browsers.

The judge imposed behavioural restricts for Google, which will make sure the tech player will no longer be permitted to to pay companies to secure exclusive default search placement. In addition, it must share parts of its search index, knowledge graph and certain advertising data with competitors on fair terms.