Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future · chapter 3 · id zero-to-one-c3-05-google-describes-itself-as-a-t
“Google describes itself as a technology company competing with Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft, not as a search monopoly -- deliberately broadening its market definition to avoid antitrust scrutiny.”
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DOJ v. Google LLC (2024) -- Antitrust Rulingsource alive
Judge Amit Mehta ruled Google held monopoly power in general search services and search text advertising, rejecting Google's attempt to define the relevant market more broadly.
Yahoo Finance -- Google ad-tech trial market definitionFLAGGED: dead link (404)
Google's lawyers argued there is 'no such thing' as a narrow ad-tech market. DOJ called Google's proposed market definition 'gerrymandered.'
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