Google says forcing it to aid rivals wouldn't right wrong in US DOJ's antitrust case
( October 26, 2026, 15:28 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Google filed a reply in support of a US appeals court overturning a ruling in an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice and states, saying their opposition does not explain why — absent Google’s supposedly unlawful conduct — Apple or Mozilla would have chosen an inferior search engine for any default position, nor why Google’s rivals would have won additional queries. “Plaintiffs just complain that it is too difficult to separate the effects of Google’s supposedly unlawful conduct from the lawful success of its superior product and business acumen. But that is a beef with this court’s precedent, which requires calibrating the aggressive remedies ordered here to proof that the monopolist’s unlawful conduct caused it to maintain its market share.”See attached file. ...
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