Google antitrust case to hinge on how search engine grew dominant: Experts

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA/NEW YORK - The US government's antitrust case against Alphabet Inc's Google appears strong, but could face an uphill battle from a business-friendly judiciary that could question whether a free search engine beloved by consumers has actually left them worse off, several legal experts said.

Several legal experts said Google's alleged misconduct appears similar to allegations the government levelled in the 1990s against Microsoft Corp. That landmark case was settled in 2002, and a consent decree required the maker of the Windows operating system to stop retaliating against computer makers that used non-Microsoft software.

Eleven US states joined the government's lawsuit, and New York Attorney-General Letitia James said her state and six others might soon file their own lawsuit. But some experts said Google's ubiquity makes the case more likely to hinge on whether its dominance stems from consumers preferring it to rivals, or whether the Mountain View, California-based company steered them away from those rivals.

Or, as Lopatka put it:"It could say, we were an admired scrappy firm and we did really good work, and that's why we became as dominant as we are."

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