Google ‘Still Reviewing and Understanding’ DOJ Monopoly Suit, Says CEO
Google remains committed to “investing to build the most helpful, most trusted search experience,” said CEO Sundar Pichai Thursday about DOJ’s Oct. 20 lawsuit over Google’s alleged monopoly in general search services and search advertising (see 2010200058). “We believe that…
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our products are creating significant consumer benefits and will confidently make our case,” said Pichai on a Q3 investor call. “Our company's focus remains on continuing our work to build a search product that people love and value.” Google is “not new” to regulatory “scrutiny,” said the CEO. “What's in our control is our ability to relentlessly focus on users and build great products, and that's where most of our energy will go.” The DOJ lawsuit (see 2010300027) is in its “early days, and we're still reviewing and understanding it all,” he said. “I'm sure we'll update more as time goes by.”