Alphabet, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google could “very likely” be banned from paying Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to be the default search engine on iPhones, according to analysts at Jeffries. The Details: Judge Amit Mehta ruled in August that Google has an illegal monopoly over online search in a landmark antitrust case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The judge specifically highlighted the company’s policy of paying billions annually to keep its search engine’s default status on devices as an anticompetitive practice. He questioned why Google would pay billions if it t…