Google’s antitrust ruling has experts looking to 25-year-old Microsoft case for answers

The recent antitrust lawsuit against Google has drawn comparisons to a similar case against Microsoft corporaton about 25 years ago. In both cases, the tech giants were accused of using their market dominance to stifle competition.

In Google’s case, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a coalition of states have filed separate lawsuits, alleging that Google uses a series of business agreements to uphold its monopoly. These agreements include making Google the default search engine on browsers and forcing smartphone manufacturers to preinstall Google apps