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Mehta said a central issue was platform "substitute-ability" for advertisers, which the court must resolve. He will now begin preparing to render a major decision on whether Googles conduct broke civil antitrust law. He did not indicate when he would rule, but experts say he could potentially order changes to Googles business practices.

Google, which started paying for default status on devices in 2005, monitored for compliance. At one point, the company expressed concern to Apple that its Safari browser would send particular queries, especially lucrative ones, to companies like Amazon.com.

On Monday, the first witness will be Brian Higgins from Verizon who says on his LinkedIn profile that he is a "senior vice president of device and consumer product marketing" who focuses on Verizons "device, product, and accessory portfolio."