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We ran a poll asking if the rumor about Google merging Chrome OS with Android sits well with you. Surprisingly, most of you are all for it.

If you have an Android phone, you know it comes with many preinstalled Google apps, such as Gmail, YouTube, and Google Maps. In future Android versions, another Google app might be automatically added to the mix.

The Justice Department says Google will need to sell Chrome to end its monopoly on online search. Alphabet’s Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures — including possibly selling Android — to end its monopoly on online search,

The US government has urged a federal judge to force Google to divest its Chrome browser after a ruling found that Google holds a monopoly in the search market and violated US antitrust law.

Alphabet's Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures - including possibly selling Android - to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued to a judge on Wednesday.