November 15, 2023
Google failed to debunk U.S. Department of Justice assertions about the importance of user scale to search results, a government witness told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday, arguing that data the company provided misses years of trial and error powered by user data.
November 13, 2023
An expert economist for Google downplayed the importance of the company's default search engine contracts Monday, telling a D.C. federal judge that choice screens are impractical and that Google's default status on iPhones, Androids and Firefox browsers still leaves plenty of room for Bing and DuckDuckGo to compete.
November 08, 2023
A former Google executive on Wednesday said in D.C. federal court that the Android operating system competes vigorously with Apple in the mobile device space and that Google's agreements with carriers and manufacturers are meant to help it keep pace.
November 07, 2023
A Google executive told the D.C. federal court overseeing the government's search monopolization trial Tuesday that the company fell behind its competitors in the travel industry and had to work hard to catch up.
November 06, 2023
A Google senior vice president defended the company's privacy and security track record Monday in D.C. federal court as based on extensive consumer protection and choice, combating U.S. Department of Justice antitrust allegations that a lack of real competition short-circuited key features.
November 03, 2023
An economist continued Friday in D.C. federal court to defend Google's claim that Yelp, Expedia and Amazon are direct competitors for search, despite intense questioning by a U.S. Department of Justice attorney intent on showing that if that competition were the real dynamic, it would be meaningless for Google to ink deals giving it default status on iPhones, Androids and browsers.
November 02, 2023
A D.C. federal judge pressed a Google expert economist Thursday to explain why he thinks Google competes broadly with Yelp, Expedia, Amazon and more, not just Bing and DuckDuckGo, when browsers incorporate only general search engines and when most searches aren't "commercial" queries easily placed in a specific vertical.
November 01, 2023
A Google vice president backed company assertions Wednesday that it faces fierce competition from social media and specialized search providers, arguing in D.C. federal court that instead of an overwhelming search monopolist described by the U.S. Department of Justice, Google is just one of many tools users can choose.
October 31, 2023
A Google senior vice president tried to describe the company in D.C. federal court Tuesday as a hub of innovation focused on improving technology and the user experience above all else, only to face Justice Department questioning about his concerns that money was trumping that experience.
October 30, 2023
Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stand Monday to defend the contracts making Google the default search engine on every iPhone and Android device, only to face heady Justice Department questioning over Google claims minimizing the value of default status and the cudgel used when Google was threatened by Microsoft or Apple.