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During court proceedings related to the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google, Peter Fitzgerald, Vice President of Platforms and Ecosystems Partnerships at Google, confirmed that the company pays substantial monthly fees to its partner, Samsung, in exchange for preinstalling the Gemini AI services app on Samsung smartphones.
This collaboration between Google and Samsung commenced in January of this year, under a contractual agreement lasting at least two years. As part of the deal, Google provides Samsung with consistent monthly payments and, in return, benefits from ad revenue sharing through increased exposure of its Gemini AI service via preinstallation on Samsung devices.
Presiding Judge Amit Mehta has tentatively deemed this arrangement as indicative of monopolistic behavior but has stated that further testimonies will be reviewed before determining the appropriate corrective measures to address Google’s potential market dominance.
In addition to the Gemini initiative aimed at broadening user adoption and generating higher online ad impressions, testimonies have also revealed that Google paid Samsung as much as $8 billion between 2020 and 2023. These payments secured the default placement of Google Search, the Google Play Store, and the Google Assistant on Samsung’s mobile devices.
Nonetheless, it appears that Google intends to appeal the ruling.
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