Attorneys for Google, seeking to overturn $9 billion in EU antitrust fines, argued in a European court Wednesday that the tech giant should not be forced to prop up its competitors in the course of promoting facets of its own business.
“Competition law does not require Google to hold back innovation or compromise its quality to accommodate rivals. Otherwise, competition would be restricted, and innovation would be stifled,” said attorney Thomas Graf, representing the company during the first day of a three-day hearing before the General Court in Luxembourg.
