Google not required to sell Chrome or Android, judge rules in win for tech giant

A federal judge in the United States ruled on Tuesday that Google will not be required to sell its Chrome browser or Android operating system.

This decision rejects a part of a broader antitrust effort by the Justice Department, which aimed to challenge Google's market dominance.

Instead, the court has mandated that Google must share certain search data with competitors, to foster competition in online search engines.

The judge also prohibited Google from entering exclusive search distribution deals, but allowed continued payments to partners, such as Apple and AT&T, to set Google as the default, citing concerns that cutting this off would harm both partners and consumers.