Seems misleading, the article mentions that Google made it through the agreed upon wait period during which the DOJ could bring up objections, and that that period has ended.
It seems like they’re explicitly allowed to continue with the deal after a certain time period without notice? Really the article doesn’t talk about that aspect much, and is more about the current state of wearables on the android side.
Maybe the case just got lost in the shuffle during all this hustle and bustle.
From the article: "the agreed-upon waiting period expired without [DOJ's] objection"
Closing the deal without DOJ objection. Sounds pretty normal to me.