Week three of US v. Google begins.
includes a setting for selecting a second search engine besides Google, letting users pick between Yahoo, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Ecosia. That makes switching between engines potentially easier.
Google has argued that its search engine’s quality — not its deals with Apple, Mozilla, and a variety of Android phone makers and wireless carriers — is responsible for its dominance. By comparison, it points to the default placement of Microsoft’s Bing on the Windows operating system, something that hasn’t given Bing a significant boost in the market.
Apple’s John Giannandrea took the stand Thursday and Friday, but the session was almost entirely closed But Google pays a handsome sum for prime placement in both the Apple and Android ecosystems; the Justice Department has referred to a number “over $10 billion” paid to Apple annually, although the exact price remains unknown. And other search engine makers argue it’s nearly impossible to build a loyal following that could rival it.