UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. GOOGLE LLC

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Case Number:

1:20-cv-03010

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Amit P. Mehta

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  1. September 28, 2023

    Microsoft Willing To Lose Money On Bing Deals, Judge Told

    A Microsoft executive testified Thursday in the Justice Department's D.C. federal court case against Google that Microsoft was so intent on wresting away Google's default search status, it offered distribution partners deals that would be net negative for Microsoft.

  2. September 27, 2023

    Apple Uses Bing's Overtures To Leverage Google, Judge Told

    Microsoft has never really gotten anywhere in enticing Apple to switch away from Google as the default search engine on the Safari browser, an executive responsible for Bing told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust case against Google.

  3. September 26, 2023

    Apple Frets Over 'Substantial' Info Risks In Google Trial

    U.S. Department of Justice disputes with Apple and Google over efforts to safeguard sensitive corporate information in the government antitrust case against Google spilled into very public view this week, casting rare insight into concerns that have kept large swaths of testimony in closed session.

  4. September 26, 2023

    Apple VP: No Need For 'Inferior' Options To Google Search

    Apple never really needed to consider alternatives to Google Search for the Safari browser on Macs and iPhones, a senior vice president testified Tuesday in D.C. federal court, pushing back on U.S. Department of Justice assertions that Google's default placement threatens privacy and is based purely on billions in revenue sharing.

  5. September 21, 2023

    Switching From Google 'Too Many Steps,' Rival CEO Says

    DuckDuckGo's CEO testified about the outsize power of Google's default status on web browsers and smartphones Thursday, backing U.S. Department of Justice assertions in D.C. federal court that switching between search engines is a far more complicated process than Google claims.

  6. September 20, 2023

    Judge Told New Google Search Systems Don't Need User Data

    A former Google engineer on Wednesday told the judge overseeing the government's search monopolization trial that the company uses data about user interactions to help rank search results, despite its public position, but said it also has systems that don't rely on user data.

  7. September 19, 2023

    Exec Says Google Must Constantly Innovate To Retain Users

    A Google executive said during the government's search monopolization case on Tuesday that the ads on search result pages help provide a better user experience, and argued that Google has been losing ground to advertising competitors for the last several years.

  8. September 15, 2023

    'I Was Protecting Google,' Exec Says Of Comms Policy

    The U.S. Department of Justice pressed a Google executive Friday on internal communications policies the government alleges were used to hide anti-competitive conversations, in the D.C. federal court trial accusing the company of illegally using default search contracts with smartphone makers and web browsers to shut out rivals.

  9. September 14, 2023

    Google Search 'Usage' No Proof Of 'Demand,' Judge Told

    The U.S. Department of Justice's behavioral economist on Thursday stood by his conclusions that Google's default search status on browsers and especially smartphones creates powerful consumer inertia against rival search engines, testifying in the government's antitrust case in D.C. federal court that consumer usage isn't an absolute showing of true demand.

  10. September 13, 2023

    Google Prioritized Being Default Search Engine, Ex-Exec Says

    The U.S. Department of Justice used a former Google official's testimony Wednesday to highlight the kind of value the company placed on being the default search engine on web browsers and early smartphones, a position the official said was sought in every partnership he worked on.