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Google Execs Testify in Chromebook Trial: Nadiem Was 'Quite Resistant' to the Chrome Idea
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Google witnesses said there was no connection at all between Google's investment in Gojek and any of the conversations with the Ministry of Education, and that there was never any agreement like this. | Google, Gojek, Ministry of Education | ABC News (archived) | |
| 2 | The Google witnesses said the Gojek investment was purely for economic gain and had nothing to do with Chromebooks. | Google, Gojek, Chromebooks | PBS NewsHour (archived) | |
| 3 | The former Google executives flew in from around the world to meet in Singapore to give video testimony in the trial. | Google, Singapore | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 4 | A Google witness said Google would have kept investing pro rata in subsequent rounds in order to protect its ownership of Gojek. | Google, Gojek | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 5 | A Google witness said if Google had not invested in Gojek, it would have been seen as a vote of no confidence in the company. | Google, Gojek | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 6 | The defendant Nadiem Makarim was, according to a Google witness, 'quite resistant to the idea of Chrome.' | Nadiem Makarim, Google, Chrome | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 7 | A Google witness framed the two meetings the defendant attended as showing 'no bias whatsoever' against Google's offering. | Google, Nadiem Makarim | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 8 | The judges approved the Google executives' video testimony. | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | ||
| 9 | The defendant Nadiem Makarim said he was 'really grateful to have them speak the truth.' | Nadiem Makarim, Google | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 10 | The prosecution had previously declined to allow the Google executives to testify. | Tempo (archived) | ||
| 11 | The segment closed with the line 'Is he guilty? I don't speak cat.' | Nadiem Makarim | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) |