Here’s the bizarre way Google’s own chatbot responds when pressed about the search giant’s ‘monopoly’“Fortnite” maker Epic Games accused Google of using a two-pronged “bribe and block” scheme to stifle competition to its Play Store at the start of a federal antitrust trial – adding another headache for the tech giant that’s facing a
“The result of what Google is doing is higher prices, lower quality, and less choice for everybody,” Bornstein told the 10-person jury. “Because Google faces strong competition from Apple and others, it cannot be and is not a monopolist,” Google attorney Glenn Pomerantz said. A 10-person jury will decide who wins the Google v. Epic trial. That’s a major difference from the Justice Department’s case targeting Google’s search empire, which will be decided by one person – Judge Amit Mehta.The trial has some prominent names on its witness list, with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and CFO Ruth Porat, and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney among those who are set to testify. The trial is expected to last for approximately four weeks.