You have to pick and choose your strongest witnesses,” Allensworth added. “Especially when it’s a bench trial, you don’t want to be in a situation where you’re putting irrelevant proof. Google’s Play Store fees in jeopardy after stunning antitrust loss to Epic Games In the same thread, Pichai warned it would make for bad “optics” if Google was “the only provider in the browser.” Page and Brin were connected to at least one key trial exhibit – a 2007 email chain in which Pichai implored top Google executives to “encourage” Apple to allow customers to choose their preferred search engine. The forced breakup of the company would be “drastic remedy” outside of a proposed merger, according to former DOJ antitrust lawyer Sam Weinstein, and observers have suggested Mehta seems more likely to look for a compromise than to order wholesale changes. While experts have generally praised the case put forth by the Justice Department’s antitrust team in the Google trial, most believe the company will evade the worst potential outcomes. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, the world’s richest person at the time, did not testify at that trial, but the court was shown snippets of a videotaped deposition in which he had previously been slammed for being “evasive and nonresponsive.” The Google trial was the most significant antitrust action of its kind since Microsoft faced a similar challenge two decades ago and another billionaire tech titan was under the public microscope. ‘Devastating’ Google court loss to Epic Games could spark Big Tech restructuring: antitrust critic Representatives for Google and The Justice Department declined to comment. “Larry and Sergey have escaped all scrutiny and as far as I can tell, they’re still running the place,” Stoller said. Matt Stoller, a prominent Big Tech critic and director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project, said the pair are still “core decision-makers” at Google, regardless of their current title. “Page is extremely creepy and presents poorly,” the source said. One prominent industry source who has been tracking the proceedings described the Justice Department’s decision not to call the founders to the stand as a “tactical mistake.” The source argued the feds missed an opportunity to grill the notoriously reclusive Page – an enigmatic figure who former friend Elon Musk once claimed has aspirations of becoming a “digital god.” Instead, Justice Department’s antitrust lawyers grilled a number of current and former executives on Google’s payroll - as well as higher-ups from firms like Apple and Microsoft. Google faces yet another looming threat as it awaits a judge’s ruling on the Justice Department case alleging the company has maintained an illegal monopoly over online search. The 10-week trial concluded last month without an appearance by Page and Brin, who created Google’s search tool and held top executive roles as it rose to market dominance. During that trial, US District Judge James Donato slammed what he called a “disturbing” companywide effort to destroy evidence in the high-stakes case. The search giant is reeling after a shocking court loss to “Fortnite” maker Epic Games that could upend its lucrative Android app store business. Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have kept a low profile as the Big Tech firm weathers a series of critical antitrust court battles – and it’s part of a long-running pattern of avoiding federal scrutiny, experts say. ‘It’s everyone’s nightmare - the robot doesn’t stop’: Tesla recall and robotaxi crash throw self-driving car dream into crisis Woman claims Tesla’s technology enabled abusive husband to stalk herĮpic Games CEO blasts Google’s $700M settlement as ‘injustice to all Android users’ FTC nominee Holyoak could face fresh hurdle as critics blast weak Google settlement
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