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This historical account is pivotal to Google's defense, emphasizing that their search dominance is based on user preference and not illegal monopolistic practices.
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai took the stand as the trial entered its eighth week, a pivotal moment in a case that could result in major changes to the company’s search engine.
Google spent around $26.3 billion in 2021 to remain the default search engine in multiple browsers, phones and platforms.
"I don't recall myself saying that line," he said about notes showing Google's vision with Apple "that we work as if we are one company."
Google' star witness in its US antitrust trial, CEO Sundar Pichai, defended the company's business practices but drew attention to the importance of default search contracts as a driver of its market share.