Google accused DOJ of aiming to force people to use “inferior” search products.

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    1 year ago

    Mehta even appeared briefly confused by some of the references to today’s tech, unable to keep straight if Mozilla was a browser or a search engine. He also appeared unclear about how SEM works and struggled to understand the options for Microsoft to promote Bing ads outside of Google’s SEM tools.

    This is not the first thing I have heard troubling about judge Mehta regarding this case. He also ruled that it would not be considered that Google employees and executives purposely destroyed evidence related to the case. It’s not a good sign for the antitrust argument with a judge like this.

    • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      We definitely need technology judges and legislatures with a history in the industry or robust training. They make and rule on the laws and they don’t even understand the subjects they’re legislating.

  • SomeGuyNamedPaul@beehaw.org
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    It doesn’t sound like a good sign that the vibrant competition the defendant is referencing is something the judge has literally never heard of.