The prospect of a company breakup loomed large during the remedies phase of the case. Ultimately, Judge Mehta decided not to force Google to spin off Chrome, the world's most popular browser, as government lawyers had requested.

The US Department of Justice had also proposed court oversight of the company's Android operating system to ensure the company refrains from using its ecosystem to "favour its general search services and search text ad monopolies."

Both Chrome and Android emerged unscathed in Judge Mehta's ruling.