Chính quyền Mỹ kiện Google độc quyền

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Opening statements (tuyên bố mở đầu) have begun in the most consequential trial (vụ xét xử có kết quả mang tính ảnh hưởng) over tech power (sức mạnh công nghệ) in the modern internet era.

The U.S. government accused (cáo buộc) Google of using its deep pockets (rất nhiều tiền) and dominant position (vị trí thống trị) to entrench (cố thủ) its power, paying more than $10 billion a year to Apple and others to be the default search provider on smartphones. Google viewed those agreements as a “powerful strategic weapon (vũ khí chiến lược)” to cut out rivals, the government said.

Google denied that it had illegally used agreements to exclude its search competitors and said it had simply provided a superior product, adding that people can easily switch the search engine they use. The trial will unfold (diễn ra) over the next 10 weeks, and the final ruling could shift the balance of power (thay đổi cán cân quyền lực) in the tech industry.