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‘Google is a monopolist,’ judge rules in landmark antitrust case
Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a federal judge ruled Monday, a landmark decision that strikes at the power of tech giants in the modern internet era and that may fundamentally alter the way they do business.
“Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” Mehta said in his ruling.
Judge Amit P. Mehta of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said in a 277-page ruling that Google had abused a monopoly over the search ... [7730 chars]