Google has applied outlining how he will address the antitrust violations the Justice Department accuses him of, after and will face restrictions that will prevent the company from favoring its own Android search engine. Judge Amit Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia in August that Google violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act, and In a proposal filed late Friday, Google said it disagreed with the decision but suggested ways to make its contracts with browser companies and Android device makers more flexible.
IN In summing up the filing, Google VP of Regulatory Affairs LeeAnne Mulholland wrote that the proposal would allow browser companies like Apple and Mozilla to “continue to offer Google Search to their users and earn revenue from this partnership” while allowing them have “multiple default settings”. conventions for different platforms (for example, different default search engines for iPhone and iPad) and browsing modes.” And browsers will be able to change their default search provider every 12 months. The proposal would also give device makers “additional flexibility to preload multiple search engines and preload any Google app, regardless of preloading Search or Chrome.”
Google said it plans to appeal the judge's decision ahead of a hearing in April and will submit a revised proposal on March 7. In a blog post, Mulholland called the Justice Department's proposal “overboard,” further writing that it reflects an agenda” and “goes far beyond what the Court's decision is actually about – our search-sharing agreements with partners.”