Google v/s DOJ - unintended consequences - how the remedies likely force google into reincarnating the LISP machine of the eighties - aka The Gemini Machine

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The U.S. District Court found Google liable for maintaining its monopoly through exclusionary distribution agreements for search services and search advertising. This victory for antitrust enforcement, however, carries the risk of significant unintended architectural consequences, potentially shifting market power rather than distributing it.

The legal finding established that Google used both explicit and de facto exclusive dealing arrangements. While agreements with major partners were found to be explicitly or effectively exclusive, securing Google as the preloaded default search engine, the ultimate source of Google’s monopoly power wa...