Can we get from a world where Google is synonymous with search to a world where other search engines have a real chance to compete? The U.S. and state governments’ bipartisan antitrust suit, challenging the many ways that Google has maintained its search monopoly, offers an opportunity.
No. Or, almost certainly no. If they were forced to sell Android, my guess would be that another tech giant, that makes most of their money from data harvesting, would be most likely to buy it. Meaning any spyware would remain, and just be pointed to different servers.