Google's antitrust case was instigated by competitors including Microsoft. The concessions come following the European Commission's ongoing antitrust investigation into Google's search business. UK price comparison firm Foundem has rejected Google...
The European Commission is now seeking feedback on Google's cosmetic search result changes that aim to settle a years-long antitrust investigation. Despite these proposed changes, the EU antitrust case isn’t over.
The European Commission (EC) has been investigating Google's alleged "anticompetitive" internet search service since 2010, after a number of companies lead by Microsoft complained that Google was abusing its dominant position in the internet...
Streetmaps' complaint was the second of the antitrust variety Google had to deal with last week. Google foes FairSearch, made up of Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle among others, filed a complaint accusing Android of being a "Trojan Horse" and promoting...
The search giant hopes the concessions will put an end to the EU's two-year long antitrust probe. The antitrust case goes back to late 2010. Federal Trade Commission closed its 19-month search antitrust probe earlier this year after deciding that...
The attack ads coincide with another European antitrust complaint orchestrated by Microsoft relating to Google's Android software. Fairsearch Europe, which describes itself as "organization united to promote economic growth, innovation and choice...
Microsoft blamed this on a technical error, but its excuse wasn't enough to avoid a steep fine and the honor of becoming the first company to fail to comply with an EC antitrust agreement. The European Commission (EC) hit Microsoft with a €561...
While Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, a former Google executive, may well be open to such a deal, some have speculated that might lead to antitrust concerns. The deal is non-exclusive, so Yahoo will also continue to display ads from competitors such as...
The Initiative for a Competitive Online Marketplace (ICOMP), which is backed by the likes of Microsoft, welcomed Google's response but said the most important thing was for the EC to act to curb any excesses in market dominance.
The search giant spent its funds lobbying the U.S.government on patent, antitrust, and telecommunications issues. According to the CRP's statistics, Google also spent lobbying dollars on copyright issues and antitrust concerns.
By September 2011, Yelp was testifying against Googlein the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. FairSearch.org, a group of companies including Microsoft, Expedia, and TripAdvisor, among others, released a blog...
Google is getting ever closer to a settlement with the Euroopean Commission regarding its search and advertising antitrust probe. European Commission antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia said on Tuesday that EU regulators had reached "a good degree of...
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. The accusations relate to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8...
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”. Is the Microsoft-Yahoo Search Alliance on life support?
Microsoft's New Attorney Led Google Antitrust Probe Elsewhere, Microsoft has hired Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorney, Randall Long, who led antitrust investigations into Google's acquisitions of DoubleClick and AdMob.
Dave Heiner, Microsoft's deputy general counsel for its antitrust group, outlined Microsoft’s concerns with Motorola's stance on industry standard patent use in a detailed blog post. Microsoft has filed a formal complaint against Motorola with the...
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...
In this second segment of our look at search industry opinion on Google’s recent changes and the ensuing fallout, search engines and marketers share their thoughts on growing Google anticompetition sentiment, as well as similarities between Google...
Two of the US Senators involved in the subcommittee investigation this fall have asked the FTC to launch a formal antitrust investigation into Google, who they believe could be abusing their dominant position in the market, or may do so in the...
While this vote would, under normal circumstances, mean that the deal is ready to move forward, this major acquisition is likely to be the subject of antitrust scrutiny. Google's bid on Motorola was, according to an August statement from Google...
