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Plaintiffs back revival of US antitrust case against Google over mapping products

( March 27, 2025, 23:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plaintiffs accusing Google of illegally tying its mapping products together to restrain competition filed a reply in support of a US appeals court reviving their case. “Google Maps has above-90 percent share in the accurately defined tying market, and there are barriers to expansion and direct-monopoly-power demonstrations. Monopoly power in the tying market plus the [terms of service] effectuating the tie obviates further coercion allegations. Still, plaintiffs allege threats to developers and Google’s data advantages making it infeasible to avoid Google’s Maps APIs in totality,” they said.See attached file. ...

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