"While headlines may blare Google declared a monopoly, the ruling isn't quite as simple as this makes out, as this label only applies to certain agreements and types of search advertising."
"Google pays firms a huge amount of money every year for the privilege of being the default search engine on a range of devices... in 2022, for example, Google paid Apple $20bn to be the default search engine for Apple's internet browser Safari."
"At first glance, these kinds of deals might imply monopolistic behaviour. But it is worth keeping in mind that everyone who purchases an iPhone or uses Firefox can still use other search engines for free."
"Google's popularity compared to other search engines such as Bing, Duckduckgo and Brave has a lot to do with Google offering a superior product rather than predatory monopolistic behaviour."
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