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Google appeals ruling that it violated antitrust laws by paying to be the iPhone\u2019s default search engine<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.mactech.com\/2026\/05\/22\/google-appeals-ruling-that-it-violated-antitrust-laws-by-paying-to-be-the-iphones-default-search-engine\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-22 17:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.mactech.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Google has appealed a 2024 ruling that found it violated antitrust law by paying to be the default search engine on iPhones, reports MacRumors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the company said the district court made an error when concluding that Google\u2019s search success was due to anything other than competition on merit.<\/p>\n

From the filing: Whether or not Google has monopoly power, Google did nothing that \u201charm[ed] the competitive process.\u201d It did not impede its rivals\u2019 opportunity to make\u2014or Apple\u2019s and Mozilla\u2019s ability to choose\u2014a better offer. Indeed, there is no finding\u2014or even any evidence\u2014that Google\u2019s customers would have chosen a rival, even in the absence of the challenged agreements. Google just prevailed in the marketplace fair and square.<\/p>\n

This is part of an ongoing legal battle. On Aug. 5, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C., ruled that Google had illegally monopolized the search market, \u201chanding the government an epic win in its first major antitrust case against a tech giant in more than two decades. He said that the Alphabet unit\u2019s US$26 billion in payments to make its search engine the default option on smartphones and web browsers effectively blocked any other competitor from succeeding in the market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mehta said that Google\u2019s agreements with Apple and other smartphone makers have a \u201csignificant effect\u201d maintaining Google\u2019s search monopoly, keeping other search engines from competing and reinforcing Google\u2019s dominant position.<\/p>\n

A 2023 New York Times report said Google paid Apple \u201caround $18 billion\u201d in 2021 to be the default search engine in Safari on Macs, iPads, and iPhones. The terms and effects of Apple\u2019s deal with Google have become the centerpiece of the US v. Google trial.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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