Google Locks In Search Monopoly With $1 Billion to Carriers
- Justice Department targets Google’s search distribution deals
- Company says the deals are common across the software industry
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Google doled out more than $1 billion last year to U.S. mobile carriers to distribute its search engine, according to the landmark antitrust lawsuit from the Justice Department.
The DOJ suit, filed Tuesday, details several methods Google uses to make its search the default service on browsers, smartphones and other devices. That includes deals with Apple Inc. and Android manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics Co.