The high-stakes trial pitting Google against the US Department of Justice started in September. Many of the proceedings have been shielded from public view, to protect trade secrets. Google has maintained that its dominance of online searches is due to having a superior product. Google paid more than $26bn to other companies, including Apple, Samsung and Mozilla, be installed as the default search engine, An expert testifying on behalf of Google said it sends 36% of the advertising revenue it makes on Apple’s Safari web browser to the iPhone maker. The relationship between the two firms is at the heart of the monopoly case. A ruling against Google could have major implications for the tech industry, even if it falls short of a break-up of the company. Do you think that Google has monopolized the market ?
Previous Article
American supply chainNext Article
Tinder has lost a million users