The US government has sued Google for its monopoly position. She is now bringing a break-up into play for the first time in court. This is what antitrust experts say about it.
90 percent market share – that’s how widespread Google searches are on smartphones and computers. But is this dominance also a threat to fair competition – or is it not? The US government has been arguing with the search engine company about this question for almost four years. An end to the antitrust proceedings is not yet in sight – but there are possible consequences:
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On Tuesday evening, the US Department of Justice filed a draft with the court in which it is considering a possible break-up of the Google empire.
But what exactly could this look like? And how likely is a breakup really? Capital spoke to antitrust law experts and compiled the most important questions and answers:
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