A PYMNTS Company

US: Google Antitrust case dropped

By  |  April 5, 2015

Plaintiffs in an antitrust lawsuit against Google Inc on Friday withdrew their case accusing the search engine company of harming smartphone buyers by forcing handset makers using Android operating system to make Google’s own applications the default option.

The class action lawsuit, filed by two smartphone customers in May 2014, was dismissed on Feb. 20 by US District Judge Beth Labson Freeman in San Jose, California.

The lawsuit argued that Google requires Android handset manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd favour Google’s apps such as YouTube and restrict competing apps like Microsoft Corp’s Bing search.

 

Full Content: Apple Insider

 

Want more news? Subscribe to CPI’s free daily newsletter for more headlines and updates on antitrust developments around the world.