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Competition Case Against Google




By Sébastien ODDOS member of a.d.c.i. - Date : 2010-03-31 - Country : EUROPE - Subject : Litigations - IP Field : Information Technology


In an article titled 'Why the Google antitrust complaint is not about Microsoft' the Register suggests that the EU anti-competition case against Google (which is still under seal) is not about Microsoft but about the way Google allegedly leverages "its search engine monopoly into virtually any field it chooses. Wherever it does so, competitors will be harmed, new entrants will be discouraged, and innovation will inevitably be suppressed."

The main examples used in the US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) case to demonstrate such exclusive behavior are Google Maps and Google Search Products (formerly Froogle) / price comparison. The US complaint states that "in providing Google [...]

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