In August 2024, Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google held monopoly power in search (90% desktop, 95% mobile) and used it illegally to keep competitors out. Google's distribution contracts paid Apple and others billions for default search status, creating such lock-in that an Apple executive testified there was 'no price' Microsoft could offer to preload Bing. Google was also found liable for monopolizing publisher ad server and ad exchange markets, 'substantially harming' publishers. The court imposed behavioral remedies including banning exclusive contracts for Google Search, Chrome, and AI products.