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The court reaches the following conclusion: Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, Washington, D.C., wrote This decision recognizes that Google offers the best search engine, but concludes that we shouldn’t be allowed to make it easily available,
Google said in a statement A forced divestiture of the search business would sever Alphabet from its largest source of revenue. But even losing its capacity to strike exclusive default agreements could be detrimental for Google,
said Emarketer senior analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf, who said a drawn-out legal process would delay any immediate effects for consumers Google, of course, recognizes that losing defaults would dramatically impact its bottom line. For instance, Google has projected that losing the Safari default would result in a significant drop in queries and billions of dollars in lost revenues.”
The default is extremely valuable real estate,
It's a huge victory for the American people that antitrust enforcement is alive and well when it comes to competition,
Americans deserve an internet that is free, fair, and open for competition,
said the White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre Given this, and that people are increasingly looking for information in more and more ways, we plan to appeal
This decision is a major victory in our efforts to ensure all companies, no matter how powerful or influential, are held accountable when they harm others,
James said in a statement For too long, Google has used its power to limit consumer choice in search, paying billions to ensure its competitors had no path to succeed, and profiting enormously from its monopoly. As Attorney General, I will not allow any business or corporation to take advantage of New Yorkers and exploit their position to grow their influence,
This victory against Google is an historic win for the American people,
said U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Google's loss in its search antitrust trial could be a huge deal — depending on the remedy,
said Emarketer senior analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf The biggest winner from today's ruling isn't consumers or little tech, it's Microsoft,
said Chamber of Progress CEO Adam Kovacevich The distribution agreements have caused a third key anticompetitive effect: They have reduced the incentive to invest and innovate in search. There is no genuine ‘competition for the contract.’ Google has no true competitor.”
Sure, users can access Google's rivals by switching the default search access point or by downloading a rival search app or browser. But the market reality is that users rarely do so.”
His decision is measured and not simply a credulous acceptance of the government’s arguments,
said Kovacic, who served as chair of the Federal Trade Commission during the George W. Bush administration Google’s distribution agreements foreclose a substantial portion of the general search services market and impair rivals’ opportunities to compete,
Mehta said in a 286-page ruling This landmark decision holds Google accountable,
DOJ antitrust Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter said in a statement As this process continues, we will remain focused on making products that people find helpful and easy to use,
Kent Walker, President of Google Global Affairs, said in a statement The trial evidence firmly established that Google’s monopoly power, maintained by the exclusive distribution agreements, has enabled Google to increase text ads prices without any meaningful competitive constraint,