Breaking US federal judge finds Google of maintaining illegal monopoly over search and advertisement

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A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation, a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies.

The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country’s biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century.

Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules

A judge ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation.

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A federal judge on Wednesday indicated he will order major changes in Google’s Android app store to punish the company for engineering a system that a jury declared an illegal monopoly that has hurt millions of consumers and app developers.

Over the course of a three-hour hearing in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge James Donato made it clear that the forthcoming shake-up he is contemplating will probably include a mandate requiring Google’s Play Store for Android phones offer consumers a choice to download alternative app stores.

Judge tells Google to brace for shakeup of Android app store as punishment for running a monopoly

A federal judge has indicated he will order major changes in Google’s Android app store. It's to punish the company for engineering a system that a jury declared an illegal monopoly that has hurt millions of consumers and app developers.

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