Google's default search payments to Apple at risk in antitrust lawsuit

While Google is probably going to come out of its antitrust legal fight intact, it's very likely that its $20 billion Safari default search deal with Apple will undergo some big changes.Google search on an iPhoneGoogle is midway in the current search monopoly trial, which will determine how the company should change its ways to minimize its monopoly in the search market. After being found to be a monopoly and violating antitrust law in the United States in August 2024, the court is now hearing ways to remedy the situation.So far, it seems that the remedies won't be too damaging to Google, with Judge Amit Mehta seemingly supporting some of the less painful actions. Sharing search data with rival firms is one of the lesser acts that Google could be forced to undertake. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums