A US judge ruled that Google holds a monopoly in the search market and invoked the Microsoft antitrust case from 25 years ago as a precedent. In the Microsoft case, the company was found to have illegally used its dominance in the Windows operating system to disadvantage rival web browsers like Netscape Navigator. After the appeal, a court banned Microsoft from retaliating against device makers using multiple operating systems, requiring equal access to programming interfaces. The judge in the Google case said the "power of the default" was key, referring to Google's search position on devices like iPhones, which it pays billions to secure. Judge Mehta scheduled a separate trial on September 4 to determine penalties against Google, during which Google can appeal.
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00:02A U.S. judge ruled that Google holds a monopoly in the search market and invoked a Microsoft
00:07antitrust case from 25 years ago as a precedent.
00:11In the Microsoft case, the company was found to have illegally used its dominance in the
00:14Windows operating system to disadvantage rival web browsers like Netscape Navigator.
00:19After the appeal, a court banned Microsoft from retaliating against device makers using
00:24multiple operating systems requiring equal access to programming interfaces.
00:29The judge in the Google case said the power of the default was key, referring to Google's
00:33search position on devices like iPhones, which it pays billions of dollars to secure.
00:38Judge Mattas scheduled a separate trial on September 4th to determine penalties against
00:42Google during which Google can't appeal.
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