Google foreshadows its final arguments in search monopoly trial
by Lauren Feiner from The Verge - All Posts on (#6JVJZ)
Illustration: The Verge Google has offered a glimpse into its final arguments to a DC federal judge as it seeks to convince the court it's not operating an unlawful monopoly in search.
The company filed an unsealed version of its posttrial brief on Friday in its battle against the US Department of Justice over its search distribution agreements. The DOJ has argued that Google used exclusionary contracts with phone manufacturers and web browser operators to make it harder for other search engines to compete. The agency's own brief, filed later in the day in conjunction with a coalition of states, contends that Google exploited its monopoly power to freeze the ecosystem' of what should otherwise be a vibrant and competitive industry."
In the brief filed Friday,...