I want to see Google slapped for being naughty, but this case is weak.

Defaults are defaults. What matters to users is choice. The choice is there to use a different search engine. Google widgets can be removed from phones.

Much worse is when Big Tech removes choice. Recent example: Microsoft mandating their Authenticator App as MFA, removing other options like SMS. If my workplace doesn't pay for my phone, and I don't want to install Microsoft crap on my phone, I'm in a bizarre predicament where I could be locked out of work because I refuse to install Microsoft apps on my personal device. This is wrong, much worse than "Google paid someone to be the default".