On Aug. 6, following a nine-week bench trial, a federal court found in United States v. Google and Colorado v. Google that Google has monopolized the market for “general search services” on the internet.

Significantly, the court further found that Google maintained that monopoly in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act by agreeing to pay billions of dollars each year to make its search engine the default on devices made by Apple, Samsung and others. Moreover, the court found that Google exercised its monopoly power by charging higher than competitive prices for general search text ads, which resulted in Section 2 damages.

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The long-term impact of the ruling is unclear, as the court has not yet decided on a remedy, and Google will appeal.

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