KEY POINTS
- The Department of Justice late Tuesday indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy.
- The DOJ said it was “considering behavioral and structural remedies that would prevent Google from using products such as Chrome, Play, and Android to advantage Google search.”
- The judge has yet to decide on the remedies, and Google will likely appeal, drawing out the process potentially for years.
I took “breaking up Google” to mean the Alphabet suite of companies; I had presumed “Google” was just shorthand for “Alphabet”. But I might be wrong
You’re most likely right, they recognize the headline saying “DOJ considering breaking up Alphabet” would be meaningless to most people.