Mozilla has accused Microsoft of failing in its commitment to give Windows users a choice in browsers, a charge that previously saw Microsoft become the subject of a U.S.antitrust case. Google's Chrome browser division has issued a statement of...
This attracted the attention of the Department of Justice, and Google pulled out of the deal later that year over broader antitrust concerns and fear of being labeled a “monopolist”. Though one of the rumors has Yahoo gone from search completely...
U.S.and EU antitrust authorities have approved Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the European Commission (EC) each announced that the deal had been cleared by their respective antitrust authorities...
While Google touts the positive reaction they’re hearing about the deal, a second request generally indicates that the AntitrustDivision of the U.S. A number of updates on Google legal and antitrust woes cropped up this week, as the Department of...
The FTC antitrust probe of Google is already in the works. By now you may have heard Google has purchased Motorola Mobility, the consumer electronics division of Motorola. In a $12.5 billion deal, Google agreed to pay $40 per share in cash, over 60...
"An antitrust case against Google's search division is in process. The various reports on the antitrust case are using terms like "on the horizon," "around the corner," or similar near-future descriptors.
Federal Trade Commission and is facing pressure from the Texas Attorney General, who is calling for an antitrust investigation of Google's AdWords product. Specifically, Google is targeting the AdMob division, which handles ads on mobile platforms.
The Department of Justice's AntitrustDivision today filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in U.S. Today's antitrust enforcement action by the Justice Department is a clear win for consumers and competition in the marketplace.
Why Gary Reback Sees Google as the New Antitrust Antichrist - Google Watch Microsoft Q2 Revs Almost $20 Billion, "Bing Division" Still Losing Money Despite Search Revenue Increase - Search Engine Land
When Varney was appointed by President Barack Obama as Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ's AntitrustDivision, expectations were high for her to take a hard line on Google, which she had publicly referred to as "a monopoly," MarketWatch noted.
Powell was Chairman of the FCC from 2001 to 2005 and has also served as the Chief of Staff of the Department of Justice's AntitrustDivision. Today, nine members were named. They are: Richard L. Dalzell made a name for himself at Amazon, where he...
Lawyers told the Post that the demand for documents from other companies suggest that Google-Yahoo deal will be reviewed by those higher up in the antitrustdivision of the DOJ. The Justice Department has begun a formal antitrust investigation into...
Google Not Added to Microsoft Antitrust CaseGoogle's attempt to be added to the list of plaintiffs in the Microsoft antitrust trial was ignored by the U.S. Heading up this newly formed division of North American Sales is David Karnstedt.
In The Pangs of Two Becoming One, reporter Dan Mitchell notes that the DoubleClick deal is facing antitrust challenges from Microsoft and IBM (oh, the irony), as well as worries from privacy advocates.