Google’s Search Remedies Verdict, A Big Win for Apple, What Was Wall Street Expecting?
Hello everyone. Today’s update will be dedicated to discussing the U.S. v. Google search remedies verdict. Let’s jump right in.
Google’s Search Remedies Verdict
Overall, this verdict was a major win for Google. The Court didn’t even take a middle-of-the-road path with a judgement tailored in such a way so that both sides could claim themselves as winners.
Google does not need to divest Chrome / Android.
Google can continue to pay for default (search) placement.
Based on Google’s response to the verdict, they will continue with their appeal of the initial antitrust ruling. As we will discuss shortly, that stance makes sense. If given the choice, Google would not want to follow a few of the remedies that the Court ruled on. However, looking at the Court’s ruling in its entirety, this verdict represents a huge sigh of relief for Google.
AI mania played a major role in how the Court’s remedies were crafted.
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