If the agencies do go through with their plan, it would be the first time that the US government would have ordered the break-up of a US company in decades. The DoJ is also reportedly preparing an antitrust suit accusing Google of abusing its search dominance to hurt smaller competitors. According to Politico, the agency could file the lawsuit as early as next week. Antitrust investigations have become a part of life for Google over the years, having been subjected to various probes for alleged abuse of its dominance in not only the web browser market but also search and Android. In fact, only last week, reports suggested that the company is being investigated the the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for possibly abusing its Android dominance to hurt competitors in the smart TV space through a complex set of deals and restrictions.
