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US government says Google pays $10bn per year to maintain market dominance

Google accounts for a whopping 90 percent of the search engine market [Richard Drew/AP Photo]

Lawyers have presented opening arguments in a landmark antitrust case against the search engine Google, which could test the limits of corporate power in the United States.

On Tuesday, in a crowded federal courthouse in Washington, DC, the US Justice Department argued that Google uses its wealth and influence to stifle competition and maintain its dominance as the most popular search engine. Google countered that internet users rely on the search engine because of its quality.

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