Longtime Google rivals like Yelp and DuckDuckGo received a huge victory on Monday when a federal judge ruled that Google is an illegal monopoly. But their statements on the ruling expressed restraint. Judge Amit Mehta’s decision on how to restore competition will be just as — if not more — important as his finding that Google violated antitrust law. Judge Mehta’s decision will be as consequential, if not more so, than the Microsoft antitrust case 23 years ago.
Longtime Google rivals like Yelp and DuckDuckGo received a huge victory on Monday when a federal judge ruled that Google is an illegal monopoly. But their statements on the ruling expressed restraint. Judge Amit Mehta’s decision on how to restore competition will be just as — if not more — important as his finding that Google violated antitrust law. Judge Mehta’s decision will be as consequential, if not more so, than the Microsoft antitrust case 23 years ago.