That seems like a stretch. It's very possible they wouldn't have been able to prove an antitrust case against Google, but isn't this a settlement to avoid them

That seems like a stretch. It's very possible they wouldn't have been able to prove an antitrust case against Google, but isn't this a settlement to avoid them even starting? I guess you could argue any deal to settle is a form of extortion (and you see it in offers to settle on lawsuits all the time), but not spending years embroiled in a very public case seems like it could easily be worth it.