CNET reports a Federal court judge has ruled that Google Search is a monopoly. He made specific reference to the firm paying smart phone and tablet makers to install their search engine as the default search on their equipment. We don't yet know what penalties Judge Amit Mehta may impose.
I'm no attorney and the behavior called out may in fact contravene federal law. I do know that the other DrC and I have used search engines other than Google for quite a few years, and prefer them.
From my "user" point of view, I don't experience Google as a monopoly. My current favorite is DuckDuckGo, you could give it a try.
