A lawsuit alleges that a conspiratorial deal made between Apple and Google in 2005 locked competitive search engines out of the market, and a judge has inexplicably chosen to let it move to trial.
Another lawsuit suggests Apple and Google are conspirators
Another lawsuit suggests Apple and Google are conspirators
There are a lot of reasons to look at Apple and Google’s relationship from a regulatory lens, but a new class action lawsuit in Canada takes a very peculiar angle. It isn’t the first time Apple and Google’s relationship has been brought into question, but the new class action lawsuit focuses on Apple.
According to a filing in British Columbia first shared by 9to5Mac, a judge has chosen to allow a class action lawsuit against Apple to move forward to trial. It originally involved Google, but Google Search Ads has an arbitration clause that had to be honored.