Choice is the remedy

Perplexity argues that the U.S. Department of Justice’s remedy phase in its antitrust case against Google should focus on restoring consumer and business choice rather than forcing Google to sell Chrome or license its data. It contends that Google used contracts, app-bundling requirements, default-placement agreements, and revenue penalties to require Android device makers and carriers to preload and prioritize Google services, limiting alternatives despite Android’s open-source foundation. The company says consumers often face hidden or difficult-to-change defaults, while manufacturers and carriers risk financial or access-related consequences for offering competing products. Although it acknowledges Google’s contributions through Android and Chromium and argues that Chrome earned its market position through product quality, Perplexity supports separating Android access from mandatory Google app bundles and eliminating penalties for partners that provide alternatives. It presents its own AI-based search and assistant products as an additional option rather than a replacement for Google, maintaining that competition should be determined by product quality and informed user choice.

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