Consumers aren't stupid, if Bing was better they'd turn to it: Google

Consumers aren't stupid, if Bing was better they'd turn to it: Google

• By Staff Writer

Google's lawyer told a European Union court, "Consumers aren't stupid. If Bing or another search engine were better than Google, people would turn to it." "Successful companies don't stay successful by resting on their laurels and failing to compete", he added. Google is fighting a record $5 billion fine imposed by the European Commission for using Android to thwart rivals.

"The reason why billions of people choose Google as their search tool every day is not because of an abuse of dominance. It's because it's the best," lawyer Meredith Pickford told the EU's General Court, the bloc's second-highest.