United States of America The evidentiary phase of his trial ends this Thursday antitrust against GoogleThe most important event of the last 20 years. Over the past two months, the U.S. Department of Justice has sought to show that the tech giant was abusing its dominance in both the online search market and the online search market. Internet as in online advertising.
The legal battle began on September 12, and since then senior officials AlphabetLike its parent company and other companies SAMSUNG anyone Verizon He testified in court about the payments made by the insurance company. mountain landscape He took action to protect his share of power.
The trial is based on the following claim: White House and dozens of states across the country announced three years ago in October 2020 that they were formally accusing Google of breaking the law to maintain its hegemony.
Payments to Apple
Witnesses parading in federal court washington They left some surprises. At a hearing held at the end of last month, it was revealed that Google paid Apple a total of $ 26.3 billion in 2021, thus ensuring that Apple’s search engine was installed by default on all devices of the bitten Apple company. iPhone to computers Match. Last Monday, Alphabet’s chief economic expert revealed that Google had paid manzana up to 36% of the revenue you earn through the browser Safari.
Although the business symbiosis between both giants was already known, the figures were a well-kept secret until recently.
But knowing that judgment judge Amit Mehta will have to wait. Currently, it has not been decided whether the parties participating in the hearing will be able to make the final defense. This final phase of the trial could take place next spring, according to courtroom conversations seen by Reuters.