Google overcame a lawsuit today pertaining to its pushing of Google applications on its Android OEMs when a judge dismissed the case. The lawsuit was raised by consumers who claimed that Google’s coercing of handset manufacturers to use apps like YouTube and not apps like Bing or Yahoo caused prices to be unfairly raised.
Fortunately, U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman ruled that the plaintiffs did not have enough evidence to show that Google’s actions were illegal, nor actually hurting anyone. The judge gave the plaintiffs three weeks to change their claims, but as of right now, no other action has been taken. If Microsoft or Yahoo or another corporation could compete for “prime screen real estate,” the prices on Android handsets would most likely be a little lower, but probably not enough to make a huge difference—at least there’s no evidence for it.
What do you think? Was this a fair ruling under the federal Sherman antitrust law and California’s unfair competition law? Leave your official legal opinion below—it’s okay if you’re unqualified: it’s the Internet!
Source: Reuters
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