Sundar Pichai to Appear in Court on Monday for Google Antitrust Case
Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, is set to appear in court on Monday to testify in a significant antitrust battle concerning Google’s control over search and certain aspects of search advertising.
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Pichai, who has been called as Google’s witness, will likely be asked about the company’s investments aimed at keeping search competitive, especially as smartphones take over, as well as innovations in search advertising. In cross-examination, the government may ask why the company pays billions of dollars each year to ensure that Google search is the default on smartphones.
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The government has alleged that Google, which has about 90 percent of the search market, illegally paid an estimated $10 billion a year to smartphone makers like Apple and wireless carriers like AT&T and others to be the default searches on their devices to stay online. to the beginning. The influence of search makes Google a heavy hitter in the lucrative advertising market, increasing its profits.
Google has argued that the revenue-sharing deals are legal and that it has invested in keeping its search and advertising businesses competitive. It has also claimed that if people are unhappy with the default settings, they can switch to another search service.
