DOJ lawyers say Google relies on default search engine deals to build an illegal monopoly.
Microsoft once considered eating a significant loss on a deal just so it could unseat Google as the default option on Apple’s web browser, a Microsoft executive said in the latest bombshell testimony to emerge from Google’s landmark antitrust trial on Thursday,
The talks were far enough long that Microsoft boss Satya Nadella met with Apple’s Tim Cook, Tinter added, but ultimately never came to fruition. The deal would have required Microsoft to share ad revenue from user searches with Apple. Google attorney John Schmidtlein departs the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, DC in September.to secure a sweeter default deal with Google, but had not seriously considered making a change.
The testimony of several witnesses, including a significant portion of Cue’s appearance, was held in a closed court session due to concerns about sensitive internal company information.
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