A federal judge ruled that Google parent Alphabet ( GOOGL ) would not have to sell key businesses such as its internet browser Chrome or mobile operating system Android, helping the company skirt out of the worst outcome stemming from a years-long, high-profile monopoly case.

The decision comes 13 months after the same federal judge ruled that Google held an “illegal monopoly” in internet search. That ruling had towered over the company, stirring investor worries that the court might consider the Justice Department’s recommendation to force the company to divest one or more of its core businesses.

However, on Tuesday, Judge Amit Mehta simply ruled that Google could no longer have “exclusive contracts” for Search, Chrome, or other products. He also ordered the company to share search data

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