Banning Google from making search-distribution payments would hurt OEMs, Motorola says
( September 4, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Motorola Mobility filed a brief urging a US appeals court to affirm a decision to reject a ban on search-distribution payments against Google. “A payment ban would harm smaller [original equipment manufacturers] like Motorola while doing little to curb Google’s dominant search position. And the market is already developing in ways that validate the district court’s tailored approach, particularly in the burgeoning GenAI ecosystem,” it argued.See attached file. ...
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