Emergency motion of Apple files in the Google Search research antitrust case
Apple filed a emergency motion With the American district court of the Columbia district Thursday evening concerning the Google antitrust research case.
The motion requires a suspension of possible remedies Ministry of Justice can seek after the emerging victory in his antitrust costume Accusing Google of supporting a research monopoly, including potentially fallout from its chrome browser or the Android operating system.
Apple asked the court to rule on the request by February 4, by writing: “If Apple’s call is only resolved in the course or after the appeal trial, Apple may well be forced to stay Mute at the trial, like a simple spectator, while the government is pursuing an extreme remedy that targets Apple by name and prohibiting any commercial arrangement between Apple and Google for a decade. This would leave Apple without the possibility of defending its right to reach other arrangements with Google which could benefit millions of users and the right of Apple to remuneration for the distribution of Google research to its users. “”
This decision is the last of Apple Explore each legal alternative to protect the billions of dollars in payments He receives Google To make Google search engine the default value on its devices,
Earlier this week, Bloomberg Law Reported that Judge Amit Mehta of the American district court of the Columbia district rejected a request filed last December to participate alongside Google as a party in the case.
Mehta reigned last August that Google illegally supported its monopoly on the research and online advertising market, citing the $ 26.3 billion He paid to companies, including Apple, in 2021 only to guarantee its position as default search engine on mobile devices and web browsers.
Google a counters during its call The following month that the definition of the doj of advertising on the displays on the web does not take into account television, mobile or connected social, where it is in competition with giants like Amazon and Meta, and that the company thinks that its display activity was low and has experienced growth due to slow revenues that have competition from entities such as Criteo, Meta and The Trade Desk.
Last November, the Doj asked me To order Google at Sell ​​chromeStopping to enter the browser market for five years, to avoid investing in potential competitors (such as advertising competitors, artificial intelligence tools, or other research engines), and To ensure that Android does not promote the own Google Google Advertising Services or search engine.
The DoJ also suggested at the time that Google was forced to sell Android if these conditions were not met.
