Prosecutors also accused the company of using exclusive deals with phone-makers like Apple to prioritize Google’s search service over rivals like Firefox and DuckDuckGo. If the court combines the suits, it will expand the scope of the federal case to include a much wider array of accusations about Google’s search business. That prevented any company from creating a broader grouping of specialized services that could have challenged Google’s search engine. Weiser said in an interview that they aren’t intimidated by Google’s expected army of litigators and lobbying around its defence. Thursday’s announcement reflects the deep interest among regulators around the world in Google’s signature search product.

Source: bd News24 December 17, 2020 22:30 UTC