Last month, Google decided to appeal its search monopoly ruling, believing it’s not guilty. Well, the Department of Justice (DOJ), has just decided to do the same, as it believes that Google’s search monopoly ruling was too lenient.
The DOJ will use an appeal to push for harsher penalties in Google Search monopoly case
While Google wants an even more mild punishment, or possibly no punishment at all, as it believes it’s not guilty, the DOJ is on the opposite end of the spectrum. The DOJ is pushing for harsher penalties against Google.
The DOJ filed a notice of a plan to cross-appeal the decision made by the court. As a reminder, the court decided not to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser, even though the company will have to share its search data with competitors and stay away from specific search exclusivity deals. Well, if the results of that trial hold after these appeals.
Some US states will join the DOJ in the appeal, it seems
According to Bloomberg, a group of states is also joining the appeal filing. So, the DOJ will not be the only one. As you may recall, last year, the DOJ pushed for a Chrome sale to be part of the outcome.
Judge Amit Mehta decided not to comply with that request. Back then, he said: “Plaintiffs overreached in seeking forced divesture of these key assets, which Google did not use to effect any illegal restraints.”
So, we have two completely different requests here. On one hand, there’s Google, and on the other, the DOJ and some US states. It seems like we’re a long way from the end of this saga, despite the fact that the court decision has been made.
We’re not sure when the two sides will get back to court
We’re not exactly sure when the two sides will be back in court regarding these appeals, but we’ll keep you posted. The final outcome could still change following these complaints. It’s highly unlikely that Google will leave unscathed, though.
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