Epic Games, Inc. v. Google, Inc.

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Alt proces: US v Google. Primul verdict: Google are monopol pe partea de "general search services" si "general search text advertising":

A federal judge ruled that Google violated US antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in the search and advertising markets.

“After having carefully considered and weighed the witness testimony and evidence, the court reaches the following conclusion: Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” according to the court’s ruling, which you can read in full at the bottom of this story. “It has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act.”

Judge rules that Google ‘is a monopolist’ in US antitrust case - The Verge

- 2020: platile Google catre Apple reprezinta 17.5% din operating income
- 2021: Google a platit Apple $18 miliarde in 2021 sa fie default search engine in urma a 36% ad revenue split
- 2021: alte $8.3 miliarde platite ca sa fie default search engine altor companii (Mozilla etc.)
- 2022: Google a platit Apple $20 miliarde in 2022 sa fie default search engine; reprezinta 20% din services revenue pentru Apple
- Google nu recomanda/promoveaza Google Chrome utilizatorilor de Safari
- Eddy Cue nu dorea intelegere cu Bing nici pe gratis
- contractul actual Google-Apple e pentru perioada 2016-2026