2023-11-14
Again, if Apple et al would choose Google anyway because it's the best, what's the $26 billion for?
Bloomberg
US v. Google: Google's main economics expert says Google pays Apple 36% of the revenue earned from search ads via Safari, a figure that was meant to stay secret
Kevin Murphy, a University of Chicago professor, disclosed the number during his testimony in Google's defense at the Justice Department's antitrust trial in Washington.
2023-10-31
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the stand this morning insisted that Google's revenue share agreements weren't just for default status, but also for “promotional” support. Minutes later DOJ presented a Google document summarizing negotiations with Apple: “no default, no rev share”
The Verge
US v. Google: Sundar Pichai floated Apple bundling a Google iOS app to Tim Cook in 2018, as Apple pointed to lower revenue growth from their revenue-share deal
David Pierce / The Verge :
2023-09-21
Google: The evidence will prove our innocence! Also Google: No one can see the evidence.
Bloomberg
The US DOJ removes public access to Google's emails, charts, and internal presentations that came out as evidence in its antitrust lawsuit against the company
Trial is already limited in visibility to those who personally attend court … Google had challenged the government's posting …
2023-07-08
This leaves out more than it reveals, trust me. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Washington Post
A look at the US' bipartisan push to pass Big Tech antitrust bills in 2022, derailed by industry lobbying, ads, PR, donations, and congressional dysfunction
Steven Pearlstein / Washington Post : Twitter: @postopinions , @christinebannan , @mrmeador , and @sherman1890 Twitter: @postopinions : Congress has lost its ability to address th...