Google goes to court for antitrust claims over Android apps

Google will try to persuade a federal judge in San Jose (CA) that its Android agreements, which require Samsung and other phone makers to include products like Google Search and Maps as default apps, are not anti-competitive.

In its motion to dismiss the claim, Google points out that, while the Mobile Application Distribution Agreements require its own apps to be installed as a default choice, consumers are still free to add other apps, such as Bing Search. Google also rebuts claims the lawsuit’s claims that its MADA contracts are akin to a famous anti-trust case in the 1990’s in which Microsoft required computer makers to install its Internet Explorer browser.