Having been denied full inclusion at the forthcoming trial to determine Google’s future, Apple has filed a motion to delay the whole proceedings.
In 2022, Alphabet paid Apple $20 billion
It was formally and legally decided in August 2024 that Google and its Alphabet parent company, represent a search and advertising monopoly. What Apple wants and has previously been denied, is a seat at a trial determining what steps Google must take next.
Apple had asked to be a participant in this remedy trial specifically because of its annual $20 billion contract with Google. But it asked by filing a motion on December 23, 2024, and Judge Amit Metha has ruled Apple’s motion was simply too late.