A federal court has found that Google illegally abused its market power to quash competition in internet search. Advertisement“This decision recognizes that Google offers the best search engine, but concludes that we shouldn’t be allowed to make it easily available,” Walker said. The Google antitrust case has been closely watched in antitrust law circles as the first in a string of cases federal prosecutors have launched against high-tech giants. Google also pays Apple an estimated $19 billion a year to maintain Google search as the default search engine on iPhones and other Apple devices. AdvertisementA separate Justice Department antitrust lawsuit against Google, focused on its advertising technology, is awaiting trial in federal court in Virginia.

Source: Washington Post August 05, 2024 20:49 UTC