During his court testimony, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai argued that the Justice Department's proposal, which would require Google to share its search data with competitors, equates to a de facto divestiture of its search engine. Pichai indicated that this could undermine Google’s financial ability to fund further innovation, as leveraging decades of development and intellectual property would be compromised. The DOJ's case highlights concerns about Google's monopoly maintained through exclusive device contracts, while also examining the interplay between Google's search and AI products in further solidifying its market dominance.
Pichai emphasized that the government's proposal would effectively demand a divestiture of core intellectual property, jeopardizing Google's innovation funding.
As Pichai testified, the proposal's expansive nature raises concerns about the viability of Google’s future innovations if forced to share search data.
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