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Google Facing Billions in EU Antitrust Fines (axios.com)

Posted by msmash on from the never-ending-tussle dept.

Another EU antitrust fine for Google is coming down the pipe in mid-July over allegations Google has used its Android mobile operating system to beat out rivals, Reuters reports. From a report: The European Commission has been investigating the case since 2015. It's another example of how the EU takes anti-competition violations far more seriously than the U.S. In June of last year, the EU slapped Google with a record $2.8 billion fine for anti-trust practices around its search product, which they said unfairly pushed consumers to use Google's Shopping platform. Sources told Reuters they expect this new fine to top that record.

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  1. Would it cost them less to just stop serving EU? by InvalidsYnc · · Score: 2, Insightful

    With a $2.8B fine, and another that could be higher, would it just be more profitable to stay away from the EU where they appear to keep their economy afloat via litigation (gross overgeneralization, but you know what I mean)?

  2. Re: Would it cost them less to just stop serving E by houghi · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Perhaps they should not have started a business in a place they where unwilling to follow the law.

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  3. Waaah? by NettiWelho · · Score: 3, Insightful

    which they said unfairly pushed consumers to use Google's Shopping platform.

    They have what now? As an European, this is the first time I am hearing about "google's shopping platform", ever

  4. Re:Would it cost them less to just stop serving EU by registrations_suck · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What is preventing the EU from coming up with a better: hardware combination? Better search engine? Better operating system?

    Socialism.

  5. Re: Would it cost them less to just stop serving E by serviscope_minor · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, they seem to be just changing the laws under them over and over again...becoming more onerous each time.

    Yep, companies keep doing increasingly dickish things os the EU regulations get tighter.

    This is like the EU is trying to step up and dictate what a private company's business model is.

    Yep the EU is dictating that being massive asshats is not a valid business model. I'm cool with that.

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