Google stopped Samsung from expanding search app offering - ex-executive
Chang testified that Samsung also faced pushback from wireless carries
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Chang testified that Samsung also faced pushback from wireless carries
Former executive at Samsung faced backlash from Google when proposing Branch Metrics software be expanded to phones
On Day 17, we heard another account of how Google's default agreements prevented Branch Metrics from ever fully launching.
Samsung: Branch Metrics founder and former CEO Alexander Austin testified in late September that his company eliminated some of its software's functions to fend off Google's complaints as it sought to make deals with wireless carriers and smartphone makers. Branch had to ensure that its searches remained within apps and never linked to the web, Austin noted.
Latest accusations suggest that Google stopped Samsung from using the Branch app and paid billions of dollars to be the default search engine. - SamMobile