Google antitrust ruling: no Chrome divestiture, no ban on default search payments

Summary

A federal judge ruled that Google does not have to sell Chrome, does not have to stop paying to be the default search provider, and is not required to divest Android. Google stock rose in after-hours trading. The ruling amounts to a decisive win for the company. After five years of litigation and despite the court's findings of anticompetitive conduct, Google faces no structural remedies. The only clear winner is the legal profession that collected fees throughout the process.