How the empire that Google built could be remade following monopoly ruling
News Source : Yahoo Entertainment
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- "It’s possible we’ll eventually see more phones and browsers pre-programmed to use another search engine," McGinn said.A likely scenario, the antitrust lawyers said, is for the judge to put an end to agreements that secure Google’s search engine as a default on mobile devices and internet browsers.
- And its lawyers could ask Judge Mehta to hold off on any orders to alter its behavior while it challenges his ruling in D.C.’s Circuit Court of Appeals.
- "The judge, in order to make this remedy meaningful, is going to have to do something that allows competition to flourish," Baer said.
- Hittinger said it’s unlikely because Judge Mehta must select a remedy that best serves the public interest.
- "I don't think spinning off a browser or an Android operating system is going to have a dramatic impact on the company," Thill said.Alexis Keenan is a legal reporter for Yahoo Finance.
- "You can't just yank the rug out from under the American public that's been using Google's service, now ingrained in our culture, without a substitute," Hittinger said.
The Justice Department successfully argued that Google acted as an illegal monopoly. Now comes the tricky part Deciding what to do about it.DOJ attorneys are considering a number of options they c [+7033 chars]