Former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt criticized the government’s antitrust lawsuit against the search giant as misguided and unduly influenced by politics, as antitrust experts said the Justice Department and the company each face pitfalls as they head toward litigation. The fierceness of the battle ahead came into focus Wednesday when Mr. Schmidt offered a full-throated defense of Google. “There’s...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 21, 2020 23:58 UTC