U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled that Google had violated antitrust law by spending billions of dollars to secure exclusive agreements with developers, carriers and equipment makers to be the default search engine.
FILE PHOTO: Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of Google logo in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo"Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly."
“The default is extremely valuable real estate. Because many users simply stick to searching with the default, Google receives billions of queries every day through those access points.”
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