Posted on 08/05/2024 3:32:14 PM PDT by whyilovetexas111
"Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly," Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said in his 277-page ruling.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and several dozen state attorneys general had sued Google, accusing the company of paying billions of dollars to Apple, Samsung and other companies to make Google the default search provider on smartphones and web browsers.
"This victory against Google is an historic win for the American people," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. "No company—no matter how large or influential—is above the law. The Justice Department will continue to vigorously enforce our antitrust laws."
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Merrick Garland sounds tough, winks at Google.
How would a busted-up Google work?
I’m fascinated to see what the remedy will be.
They did it to AT&T and that led to growth and diversification that could never have happened under the original company.
It means the DOJ will need more people to embed with the broken up parts of Google.
Merrick Garland is a weak sister. Five Freepers picked at random could have won this case because the fact that Google is a monopoly is self-evident. This in front of a clown “appointed for life, by God” Federal Judge.
Does anyone know if Google violated antitrust laws?
Android; Google; YouTube
I really hope so. Trump should have been trust busting Silicon Valley since day one of his first administration.
Let me get this right.
Amit Mehta Is an Obama judge, with all due respect to Robert’s.
Merrick Garland transitioned to Mary Garland, a vindictive 12-year old girl who’s weaponized her tantrum at not being on SCOTUS. Oh, and she’s violently anti-rule of law.
Despite ALL of those negatives, alleged conservatives think this is a Good Thing.
Hmmmmm! Not sure. Also wondering if anyone heard about joementia getting on the wrong aircraft. 😳😁👍
it wouldn’t matter.
It is easy to switch to DuckDuckGo ... go to your browser’s options, search settings, and change it there.
And yet, every facet of the Medical Industrial Complex flaunts their violations of the exact same laws every day.
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