Department of Justice vs. Google Monopoly Case
The Department of Justice and Google will present closing arguments in a case alleging Google's monopoly in the online search market. The DOJ highlights agreements with partners as anticompetitive, while Google defends its search engine quality. Google paid $26 billion in 2021 for default search engine positions.
Key Points
- DOJ alleges Google illegally maintained monopoly
- Partnerships with Apple as default search engine under scrutiny
- Google defends position based on search engine quality
Pros
- Google maintains dominance through quality search engine
- Google secures agreements with partners to be default service
Cons
- DOJ alleges anticompetitive behavior through agreements
- Google paid $26 billion in 2021 for default search engine positions