The Justice Department has wrapped its side of the case, alleging Google used its dominance to quash rivals. Now Google's CEO Sundar Pichai takes the stand.
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai is set to testify in major antitrust trial brought by the Department of Justice.Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai is set to testify in major antitrust trial brought by the Department of Justice.For the past six weeks, the Justice Department and dozens of top state prosecutors have tried to prove that Google illegally used its monopoly power to ensure its search engine remained on top.
Though the topic of antitrust may sound bland, the Google trial has experienced its fair share of intrigue. There's beenand details about billion dollar deals between the world's richest companies. The government brought around 30 witnesses to testify – including experts, psychologists and top executives from Apple and Microsoft – aiming to prove Google broke the law.
"Everybody talks about the open web, but there is really the Google web," Nadella said during his testimony."The distribution advantage Google has today doesn't go away." Throughout the course of the trial Google has brushed aside claims that its exclusive agreements with device manufacturers are what gives its business a leg up. Rather, the company claims, it's the quality of its products. Search engines like Bing just don't measure up, said Google's lead lawyer John Schmidtlein during opening statements.
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