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(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai sought to portray Google’s position as the dominant internet search engine as constantly challenged by the whims of rivals such as Apple Inc., as he took the witness stand Monday to defend his company against the US government’s antitrust charges. Most Read from BloombergIsrael Latest: Netanyahu Defies Calls to Quit, UN Warns on SyriaInnovent, Lilly Obesity Drug Spurs More Weight Loss in TrialIsrael-Hamas War Escalation Puts Qa

Testifying on Monday in Google's landmark antitrust trial, Pichai directly contradicted the Justice Department's claims that his company's huge payments to companies such as Apple to be the default internet search option on their popular devices represent its unchecked monopoly power.

Trial seeks to determine if Google acted illegally to maintain dominance in market

Google’s CEO took the stand in DC on Monday to discuss his company’s billion-dollar deals with Apple and others, and reckon with how the company has changed in two decades.

Sundar Pichai—testifying during Google’s antitrust trial—said deals with Apple and others were meant to make the user experience “seamless and easy.”