As Google’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, tells it, his company has always been on the side of consumers.
It has paid billions to other industry giants, like Apple and Samsung, he said, to make sure Google’s internet search engine worked as well as it should on those companies’ devices.
“Given that Apple designs the experience, it wasn’t clear how they would change the experience if the financial incentive wasn’t there,” Mr. Pichai said while testifying for more than three hours.
The Google chief was the highest profile witness to testify so far in the 10-week trial.
The monopoly trial — the first involving a tech giant of the modern internet era — reflects increasing efforts in Washington to rein in the power of Big Tech.
Persons:
Sundar Pichai, Pichai, Department’s, ” Mr
Organizations:
Apple, Samsung, Google, Big Tech
Locations:
Google’s, Washington