Google must now share some of its search data with competitors, and is prohibited from inking deals that make its products — including its artificial intelligence — the default tools on mobile devices.
Mehta’s opinion marks the most consequential antitrust decision on Big Tech’s business practices since a federal judge’s failed bid to break up Microsoft in the early 2000s. Legal experts expect Google will appeal the decision, which could be ripe for Supreme Court review. Google on Tuesday said it has concerns with Mehta’s opinion and is reviewing the decision.
The search case, which started under the first Trump administration, offers a glimmer of hope for other tech companies facing potential breakups of their businesses, including Meta, Amazon and Apple.
The decision was the first of two major antitrust cases that Google faced this year. In the other case brought by the Justice Department, it faces a potential breakup of its ad tech business.
While Google av
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