Would You Still Use Google if It Didn't Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?

The US government has challenged Google's dominance in the search engine market, claiming it maintains its lead through exclusionary contracts, such as paying over $20 billion annually to Apple to secure its default search engine status on iPhones. This lawsuit, initiated in 2020, argues that Google's practices stifle competition and maintain an illegal monopoly. The outcome of the trial, which recently resumed with closing arguments, could reshape the competitive landscape in tech, particularly affecting how default software choices are made on devices and browsers.