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Will Google Divest Chrome or Android?
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Barclays
"The probability of a Chrome divestiture, while low, has increased in our view."
Jun 03, 2025
Business Insider
Polymarket
"There's less than a 1% chance that Google will be forced to sell chrome."
Sep 28, 2026
Polymarket
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Google will not be required to divest Chrome; nor will the court include a contingent divestiture of the Android operating system in the final judgment.
Sep 29, 2026
Justia
Meridian Research Group
“In terms of structural remedies, we believe the court requiring Google to divest Chrome, Play and/or Android is unlikely.”
Sep 29, 2026
Meridian Research Group
Eric Rescorla
"This analysis shows that there is a viable engineering path forward for Chrome to be spun out to be independent of Google.”
Sep 28, 2026
Georgetown
Douglas Melamed
"I think that is very unlikely."
Dec 11, 2024
Stanford Law School
Rebecca Haw Allensworth
“A structural remedy, like a breakup of Google, is very unlikely,”
Oct 15, 2024
KQED
Erik Hovenkamp
"A breakup (forcing Google to divest Android or Chrome) is very unlikely in this case.”
Aug 20, 2024
ProMarket
Kaamos Research
"The base case remains behavioral remedies confirmed, with structural Chrome divestiture at roughly 15% probability."
Jul 25, 2026
Kaamos Research
John Kwoka
“Google does not have to divest Chrome or Android.”
Sep 03, 2025
Northeastern Global News
Phil Weiser
Divestiture remedies, other conduct remedies, as well as an end to the illegal contracts are all on the table.
Sep 29, 2026
Washington Post
George A. Hay
“The chances of getting a judge to agree to something this dramatic aren’t great.”
Nov 19, 2024
Sherwood News
Keith Hylton
“Highly unlikely.”
Dec 02, 2024
Bloomberglaw
"As part of its remedy framework, the DOJ included the divestiture of Chrome and Android — a highly unlikely outcome."
Oct 09, 2024
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