Google defeats antitrust claims!

ComputerWorld.com reported that about Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling “last week ordered Google to share (some) search data with its rivals to ensure competition in online search. Oh, and while Google can’t have “exclusive” search deals, it can still have paid search agreements. That’s it. That’s all.” The September 8, 2025 article entitled “Google gets away almost scot-free in US search antitrust case” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4052428/google-gets-away-almost-scot-free-in-us-search-antitrust-case.html) included these comments:

What does this mean for Google? The experts, such as John Kwoka, a distinguished professor of economics at Northeastern University, had this to say: “This ruling is a major victory for Google.“

Christo Wilson, professor and associate dean of undergraduate programs at Northeastern’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences, agreed. “I don’t think this ruling is strong enough to make a difference,” he said. Google executives are probably “elated” at the news, he added.

Meanwhile, business analysts, such as those at Wedbush, summed up their thoughts as, “Government Folds Like Cheap Suit.” The market itself clearly made its opinion known when Google’s parent company, Alphabet, saw its stock jump by almost 11% after the decision was announced.

Officially, Google is saying, “We have concerns about how these requirements will impact our users and their privacy, and we’re reviewing the decision closely.” Unofficially, I’m sure they broke out the Dom Pérignon P3 Plénitude Brut, which, by the way, you can drink too for a mere $5,525 a bottle.

What do you think?