Google Antitrust Ruling: A Major Victory for the US Department of Justice
A federal judge has ruled that Google has violated US antitrust law with its search business.
The highly anticipated decision comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the US government against the tech giant.
The judge ruled that Google illegally monopolized search on phones and browsers. This is a landmark decision in the world of antitrust law, with implications for other tech companies that have been accused of anticompetitive behavior.
The nine-person federal jury in San Francisco found that Google had undermined competition in the search market by bundling its search engine with other Google products, such as Android and Chrome. The jury also found that Google had entered into exclusive agreements with phone makers and other companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices.
The judge's ruling is a major victory for the US Department of Justice, which has been investigating Google for antitrust violations for several years. The ruling could lead to Google being broken up into separate companies or being forced to change its business practices.
The decision is also a blow to Google, which has long maintained that its search business is competitive and that it does not engage in anticompetitive behavior.
Google has said that it will appeal the decision. The case is likely to be closely watched by antitrust regulators around the world.
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