Google on defense as landmark antitrust case kicks off

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The Department of Justice and Google are heading to court, squaring off in what is set to be a landmark case. The Justice Department alleges that Google (GOOGL, GOOG) broke the law and abused its power by signing deals with mobile phone and web browser companies to be the default search engine for their products. The trial's outcome could set a precedent for addressing antitrust concerns among other tech giants. Boston University School of Law Professor Keith Hylton joins Yahoo Finance Live to explain the trial and how it's similar to a case that was brought against Microsoft (MSFT) in 1998. Hylton says the Microsoft case provides a "pretty good template" because "in many ways, the cases are quite similar."