The primary case here made against Google might be questionable behavior from Google, but might not be illegal, since simple numbers like a dollar amount can’t be copyrighted, and AFAIK there is no other legal impediment to Google doing what they did (IANAL).
What looks far more inculpatory to me is this, on the last page:
[…] Because it controls essentially the entire
internet, Google has endless levers at its disposal to significantly harm or snuff out a rival.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that our organic rankings have continued to suffer since I’ve
become a vocal critic of their practices. Earlier this year, within weeks of the publication of
a Wired magazine article that included quotes from me and a recap of our story, the CNW
mobile app was banned from the Google Play store without explanation or recourse. As a
result we were also banned from using the Google’s dominant Ad Mob mobile ad platform.
This is far more damning of Google abusing its monopoly, not only on search, but also on the Android platform.
What looks far more inculpatory to me is this, on the last page:
[…] Because it controls essentially the entire internet, Google has endless levers at its disposal to significantly harm or snuff out a rival.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that our organic rankings have continued to suffer since I’ve become a vocal critic of their practices. Earlier this year, within weeks of the publication of a Wired magazine article that included quotes from me and a recap of our story, the CNW mobile app was banned from the Google Play store without explanation or recourse. As a result we were also banned from using the Google’s dominant Ad Mob mobile ad platform.
This is far more damning of Google abusing its monopoly, not only on search, but also on the Android platform.