Sundar Pichai denies Google stifles competition at Epic antitrust trial

Chief executive confirmed that Google pays Apple a 36% revenue share to remain Safari's default search engine

Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, testified Tuesday as a witness in the antitrust trial between the company he leads and Fortnite developer Epic Games, which has accused the internet search giant of abusive, monopolistic practices enacted through its app store. The trial could force Google to alter the business and distribution model of its Google Play store, which controls the vast majority of app downloads for Android phones.

Asked by Google's attorney whether Google intentionally stifles competition, as Epic has alleged, Pichai said it does not.