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At issue is whether Google used illegal means to maintain its dominant 90-percent market share in online searches.
The case reminds a lot of people of the government’s big antitrust case against Microsoft in the 1990s .
The trial could take months , with top executives from Google and Apple expected to testify, and the verdict is not expected until next year .
Google could be forced to spin off its Chrome browser business.
Chrome has a dominant share of web browsing on computers and Android mobile phones.
A permanent split-up might fit better with current Supreme Court precedents than ongoing business restrictions, experts say.
Judge Mehta 's decision to limit scope of initial trial to Google ’s possible wrongdoing should help whatever fix emerges withstand appeals.
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