The central US Federal Court ruled on the case involving the United States Department of Justice along with attorneys in 38 states suing Google for antitrust violations in its search system. The lawsuit was filed in 2020, with the judgment stating that Google indeed exhibited anticompetitive behavior.
Judge Amit Mehta explained in the ruling that Google already has a dominant position in the search system market and engages in practices that attempt to maintain this dominance. This includes striking exclusive agreements with smartphone manufacturers such as Android and Apple’s iPhone and iPad, viewed as anticompetitive behavior to preserve market dominance in the search system.
The ruling specified that Google is anticompetitive in two businesses: general search services and general search text advertising. However, the judge noted that text advertising is not considered anticompetitive in the advertising market.
Kent Walker, head of Global Affairs at Google, announced that the company plans to appeal this ruling, emphasizing that while the court acknowledges Google’s offering of the best search service, they cannot easily publicize this. Google will continue to focus on developing user-friendly and beneficial products moving forward.
Source: CNBC
TLDR: US Federal Court rules against Google in an antitrust case involving search system dominance, with Google planning to appeal the ruling to focus on product development.
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