The hosts discuss the Department of Justice's antitrust case against Google, focusing on the deal with Apple that made Google the default search engine on iPhone devices. They explore the financial impact on Apple, potential monopoly concerns, and highlight CEO Sundar Pichai's comments on the matter.
The DOJ’s anti-trust suit against Google is far from over, but details are emerging that show even the search giant knew the optics of their search default deal with Apple weren’t great.
(00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- How the DOJ is charging Google cemented itself as the search leader with exclusive deals with Apple. - Just how lucrative those deals were for Apple. - The similarities with this case and the government’s anti-trust case against Microsoft in the 1990s.
(14:46) Mary Long caught up with Motley Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo for a chat about airport security stock Clear and the race to the front of the line.
Companies discussed: AAPL, GOOG, GOOGL, YOU
Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Tim Beyers, Mary Long, Sanmeet Deo Engineers: Dan Boyd
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