How an Antitrust Suit Could Save Google Money
The search giant’s deals with phone makers like Apple are drawing scrutiny.
Hi all, Gerrit here. It may be just a matter of days before the U.S. government sues Google. The Justice Department is expected to allege that the Mountain View, California-based search engine provider broke the law by using its power to damage smaller companies. When it's filed, the case is likely to be the biggest dust-up between the U.S. government and one of the country’s own corporations since Bill Clinton’s administration went after Microsoft Corp. back in 1998.
For now, the Justice Department’s case is focused on Google’s dominance in search, people familiar with the matter have said. Google.com is the biggest search engine in the world, and the government will seek to prove that the company used illegal methods to win that position and hold it.