CEO Sundar Pichai returns to court to defend Google for second time: Biggest highlights from the testimony

Google CEO Sundar Pichai was earlier this week summoned to federal court for the second time in two weeks to testify in an antitrust trial. In his latest court appearance in San Francisco, Pichai spent more than two hours defending the business practices of the company’s app store, Google Play Store. Pichai’s latest testimony came 15 days after he travelled to Washington, DC, to take the stand in a separate antitrust trial revolving around the Justice Department’s allegations that Google has stifled competition and innovation by abusing the power of its dominant search engine. Although the two trials are delving into different parts, they are touching upon at least two common issues: Google’s immense power and its unusual relationship with Apple.

What is the case about
The maker of the popular video game Fortnite, Epic Games, is trying to convince the jury that a Google Play payment processing system is illegally hurting consumers and software developers. Google collects a 15% to 30% commission from in-app purchases.