Google avoided having to break up and sell off its browser and mobile operating systems divisions, thanks to a Tuesday ruling from U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta.

The search giant lost an antitrust case before Mehta last year. He found that Google had operated as an illegal monopoly and engaged in anticompetitive practices in violation of the Sherman Act. The United States brought the case all the way back in 2020 and has spent years pushing for a downsizing of the company.

Mehta struck down the most severe penalties floated by the Department of Justice in his ruling on Tuesday, sparing the tech company from needing to sell off its popular browser Chrome and the Android operating system.

“Google will not be required to divest Chrome; nor will the court include a contingent divestiture o

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