The trial kicked off in September with the U.S. Justice Department arguing that Google abused its power as a monopoly to dominate the search engine business. This is the U.S. government’s first major monopoly case to go to trial in decades, and the first in the modern internet era.
Google’s (GOOG) own experiments show that it can raise prices for search advertisements without considering its competitors’ actions, DOJ said today on the second and final day of closing arguments in the department’s monopoly case against the company.
Google’s (GOOG) own experiments show that it can raise prices for search advertisements without considering its competitors’ actions, DOJ said today on the second and final day of closing arguments in the department’s monopoly case against the company.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta challenged DOJ to show that Google’s (GOOG) position as operator of the world’s most popular search engine has led to lower-quality results while grilling the company about the competitive impact of the billions it pays partners to make its search engine the default on their devices.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta challenged DOJ to show that Google’s (GOOG) position as operator of the world’s most popular search engine has led to lower-quality results while grilling the company about the competitive impact of the billions it pays partners to make its search engine the default on their devices.
Google’s exclusive contracts to make its search engine the default on mobile devices and browsers—not the defaults themselves—harm competition in the general search and related advertising markets, a DOJ expert economist said today at the conclusion of the tech giant’s antitrust trial.
Google’s (GOOG) expert witness didn’t account for enough factors when he concluded that the amount of data available to a search engine would have minimal impact on its quality, a rebuttal witness for DOJ said today at the company’s antitrust trial.
Google’s (GOOG) expert witness didn’t account for enough factors when he concluded that the amount of data available to a search engine would have minimal impact on its quality, a rebuttal witness for DOJ said today at the company’s antitrust trial.
Google (GOOG) rejected a suggestion by Apple (AAPL) while negotiating a 2007 revenue sharing deal that the device maker retain the right to present users with a choice of search engines, according to emails disclosed today at the search behemoth’s antitrust trial.
Google (GOOG) rejected a suggestion by Apple (AAPL) while negotiating a 2007 revenue sharing deal that the device maker retain the right to present users with a choice of search engines, according to emails disclosed today at the search behemoth’s antitrust trial.
Google’s (GOOG) agreements for default placement of its search engine on browsers and devices don’t exclude rivals, as DOJ asserts, but instead are procompetitive, an expert economist testifying for the tech giant said today at the company’s antitrust trial.
Google (GOOG) today pressed at its antitrust trial previous objections to a witness that DOJ wants to rebut testimony next week of an economics expert for the company.
Google (GOOG) has used its revenue sharing agreements with wireless carriers and mobile phone makers to improve the Android ecosystem and better compete with Apple’s (APPL) iPhones, a former executive for the search giant said today at the company’s antitrust trial.
Google (GOOG) has used its revenue sharing agreements with wireless carriers and mobile phone makers to improve the Android ecosystem and better compete with Apple’s (APPL) iPhones, a former executive for the search giant said today at the company’s antitrust trial.
Google (GOOG) has faced strong competition from travel sites such as TripAdvisor (TRIP) and Expedia (EXPE) for nearly a decade, a senior company executive said today at the search giant’s antitrust trial.
Google (GOOG) faces competition from other search engines’ privacy and security features, an executive at the company said today at the tech titan’s antitrust trial.
A Justice Department lawyer and Google’s (GOOG) expert economist witness sparred today on whether the tech giant’s lucrative revenue sharing agreement with Apple (AAPL) was an anticompetitive payment to keep the device maker from launching its own general search engine.
States and DOJ’s assertion that Google illegally maintains a monopoly in general search is based on a flawed definition of that market, and consequently, the enforcers “define away” serious competition faced by the tech titan, an economist said.
Google (GOOG) faces competition from a large array of specialized apps, an executive who helped develop the tech giant’s search engine said today but admitted under DOJ questioning that his firm’s general search services were substantially different than those apps and their associated websites.
Google (GOOG) CEO Sundar Pichai said today in court that the company’s revenue sharing agreements are “enhanced promotion” payments to make it the default search engine on devices and browsers, defending the deals against DOJ’s claims that they stifled competition.
Google (GOOG) faces daily competition in search from a variety of websites vying to meet consumer demand, said the tech titan’s executive in charge of information services today as the company opened its defense in the DOJ’s antitrust case.
Google’s (GOOG) exclusive agreements for preferred placement of its search engine and its operation of a marketing tool have harmed competition by disadvantaging rivals who have scant hope of gaining ground, an economist said today as the government plaintiffs started to wrap up their case in the tech giant’s antitrust trial.
Google’s (GOOG) exclusive agreements for preferred placement of its search engine and its operation of a marketing tool have harmed competition by disadvantaging rivals who have scant hope of gaining ground, an economist said today as the government plaintiffs started to wrap up their case in the tech giant’s antitrust trial.
Google (GOOG) didn’t release a feature allowing its search engine marketing tool to bid in real time on rival Microsoft’s ads even though early feedback had been favorable, a product manager for the search titan said today, adding that the firm wanted to test it further.
Vacation rental website Vrbo spent 10 times as much money on Google search advertising in 2019 as it did in 2015 but didn’t see a growth in visits to its sites, a former executive at the travel company said today at the tech giant’s antitrust trial.
Vrbo exec says “one-sided partnership,” higher ad spend without better results left him frustrated with Google.
Vrbo exec says “one-sided partnership,” higher ad spend without better results left him frustrated with Google.
DOJ economist expert, under aggressive cross-examination, sticks to view that Google abused power.
DOJ economist expert, under aggressive cross-examination, sticks to view that Google abused power.
Company constantly seeks improvement, not just in response to competition, Google Search VP says.
Google’s search market dominance reduces rivals’ incentive to invest, economist says.
Google’s opacity, control of auction harms advertisers, digital marketing expert says.
Google’s opacity, control of auction harms advertisers, digital marketing expert says.
Google controls “one door” to key customers, Booking.com exec says.
Google used revenue sharing as leverage in negotiating default placement on Apple products, exec says.
Google’s market power insulates it from impact of quality drops, price increases, economist says.
Google product manager denies delaying features for Microsoft’s Bing.
Google product manager denies delaying features for Microsoft’s Bing.
Google executive spars with DOJ over tech giant’s ability to increase search ad prices.
Microsoft (MSFT), under pressure from Google (GOOG), agreed to make the tech giant’s search engine the default for a Microsoft mobile phone, relegating Bing to a less prominent position, an executive for the Redmond, Washington, company said today.
Apple (AAPL) allows customers to select privacy levels and screen appearances for their newly purchased iPhones but doesn’t provide choices for search engines because many users are unfamiliar with the options, an Apple executive said today at the Google (GOOG) monopoly trial.
Apple (AAPL) allows customers to select privacy levels and screen appearances for their newly purchased iPhones but doesn’t provide choices for search engines because many users are unfamiliar with the options, an Apple executive said today at the Google (GOOG) monopoly trial.
Search engine choices would confuse users with unfamiliar options, Apple exec says.
Search engine choices would confuse users with unfamiliar options, Apple exec says.
General search market exists and doesn’t include Amazon, DuckDuckGo exec says.
General search market exists and doesn’t include Amazon, DuckDuckGo exec says.
Google executive says “no intent” to harm Microsoft with slow development of digital advertising tool.
A Verizon executive testified today that he didn’t know if the wireless carrier reached out to Google’s (GOOG) competitors when it was renegotiating an agreement to use the tech giant’s search as the default on Android phones it was marketing.
Verizon executive testifies he was “not aware” of seeking alternative bids for search default during carrier’s renegotiation with Google.
A search engine’s default placement on web browsers, and especially on mobile devices, significantly boosts the likelihood that a user will choose that search engine over rivals, a behavioral economist testified today as a Justice Department expert witness in the Google (GOOG) antitrust trial.
