Google escaped one of its biggest threats in the antitrust battle: forced divestiture of Chrome or Android. But the court imposed significant restrictions aimed at leveling the playing field:
This move doesn’t just tweak the rules—it redraws the field. By limiting exclusivity and opening access to its secret search data, the court has created real openings for challengers—and added uncertainty to Google’s path forward in search and AI.
Google may have dodged a breakup, but the arena has changed. If power stems from data, today’s decision could be the spark that lights tomorrow’s comeback.