US accuses Google of illegal methods to push up ad prices
The Justice Department has accused Google of manipulating online auctions-- a multibillion dollar industry dominated by Google.
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The Justice Department has accused Google of manipulating online auctions-- a multibillion dollar industry dominated by Google.
The US Justice Department's once-in-a-generation antitrust fight with Alphabet's Google gets some star power on Monday when Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella takes the witness stand.
Nadella said that Microsoft, itself a tech powerhouse, had sought to make its Bing search engine the default on Apple smartphones but was rebuffed.
Google first became the default option in the Safari browser in 2002. That deal has been revised several times. Cue said the contract was extended in 2021, after the Justice Department filed its initial case against Googles search dominance the year before.
Apple and Google have a provision in their agreement that they will "support and defend" the deal against government scrutiny: Apple executive.