Rubin sees tech development racing ahead of legal actions.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s Aug. 5 decision holding Google liable for monopolization of the general search market and the search text advertising market in U.S. v. Google LLC is one of the more significant recent developments in the context of antitrust in the Big Tech sector. The enforcement agencies successfully argued that Google’s exclusive deals with smartphone manufacturers, browser developers and wireless carriers amounted to anticompetitive conduct with the effect of foreclosing competition and maintaining its search monopolies.
In his recent piece for Law360, MoginRubin co-founder Jonathan Rubin shared more thoughts on the next critical phase of the case in which the judge will determine appropriate antitrust remedies.
“It is always a fraught situation when decisions in the fast-moving tech industry take a long time. In this case, the advent of artificial intelligence and the enhancement such technology could bring to general search services could alter the competitive landscape far more significantly than any court-ordered remedy”.
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Read Jonathan Rubin‘s previous articles about this case and other matters involving Google.