5 takeaways from the government's lawsuit against Google

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The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Google alleging antitrust violations marks the government’s most significant attempt to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago

Here are five things to know about the lawsuit and what might be coming down the line.After years of hemming and hawing over the matter, the U.S. government has now formally described Google as an illegal monopolist.

 

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