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SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014 technology Smartphone suit against Google plays into rivals’ hands SAN FRANCISCO: A US consumer lawsuit accusing lic,” he said. represented one of Google’s main rivals. Berman tracts between Google and Android manufacturers Google of monopolizing prime real estate on Google declined to comment. A hearing on defended Microsoft when it faced its own antitrust Samsung and HTC that became public during Android smartphones will help mobile rivals like Google’s bid to dismiss the case is scheduled for investigations over Windows. Berman said he has Oracle’s separate 2012 trial against Google. Microsoft make their antitrust case with European October. Any damaging evidence from the class had “conversations with Microsoft over the years If Samsung or HTC wishes to use Google apps on regulators should damaging secrets emerge in action would play into the hands of Google’s rivals. about Google’s conduct,” but not about this lawsuit. its phones, the consumer lawsuit said, they must court. Microsoft spokesman Jack Evans said the company No stranger to antitrust inquiries, Google was preload a suite of services - including YouTube and The suit, filed in California federal court in May “is not a party” to the consumer lawsuit, but last scrutinized by U.S. and European regulators over Maps - on “prime screen real estate” on the phones, by two smartphone consumers, said Google year a group of companies - including Microsoft, allegations that it improperly manipulated search and set Google search as the default. requires handset manufacturers such as Samsung Oracle, Nokia, Expedia and TripAdvisor - filed a results to rank its own services higher than competi- It also argues that Google’s deal with Apple to be Electronics Co Ltd to restrict competing apps like complaint with European antitrust regulators over tors.
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