And why it matters.
Who’s testifying during the trial?
The first day of the trial will be mainly devoted to opening statements. We’ll hear from attorneys representing the Department of Justice, the state attorneys general who filed a parallel case against Google, and finally, Google itself. From there, the Department of Justice will launch into its case. We’ll have to wait several weeks for Google to present its defense, and final arguments could stretch beyond that 10-week estimate.
The Department of Justice is expected to grill Google’s senior leadership over its allegedly anticompetitive behavior. We don’t have a formal list, but Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is widely expected to testify. Besides that, some of the highest-profile figures may be from Apple. Last week, Apple executives Eddy Cue, John Giannandrea, and Adrian Perica
that could call them to the stand, which means we may get some insider information about Apple’s business as well as Google’s.There’s a wide range of possible answers. At the extreme side of the spectrum, the Justice Department could seek a breakup of Google if Judge Mehta finds it’s acted anticompetitively. A more likely loss scenario could see Google banned from making the kinds of deals that regulators are complaining about.
Would that chip away at Google’s dominance? Cynics may have their doubts — Google has offered that kind of choice in Europe and
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