Judge Amit Mehta ruled Google violated antitrust law by relying on payments to Apple, Samsung, and AT&T to secure its default search engine status, resulting in anticompetitive effects.
Mehta stated, 'Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,' marking the first DOJ antitrust win against Big Tech in over two decades.
The ruling may disrupt Google's $300 billion ad revenue business as a separate trial will determine potential damages.
Witnesses including Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified, with Nadella criticizing Google's default deals for undermining user choice in search.
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