The irony of fate: 7 years ago, Google helped EU regulators "drown" Microsoft, and now the EU "drowns" Google
Exactly 7 years ago, the Internet company Google officially supported the accusations of the European Commission against Microsoft . Then, the EU’s discontent with the policy of promoting the Internet Explorer browser along with the distributions of the Windows operating systems.
According to European officials, the American software giant intentionally linked IE and Windows, forcing users to use this particular browser. And this is a violation of antitrust laws, as the browser market is a competitive environment.
Today, the situation has turned against Google itself, writes Re / code. Company CEO Sundar Pichay meets with representatives of European regulators, including the European Commissioner for Competition Margret Vestager. The EU is getting closer to “pinning up” an American corporation.
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Google is suspected of violating EU antitrust laws in the advertising market. It is reported by Bloomberg, referring to sources familiar with the situation.
It is noted that the European Commission is looking for evidence of exclusive conditions on which the company operates. A vivid example of such an arrangement is an agreement between Google and Apple , under the terms of which Google became the default search on iPhone phones. For this, the company paid $ 1 billion.
In April 2015, the company was accused of unfair promotion of its own services by distorting search results. The corporation has taken advantage of the dominant position in the general Internet search services market, constantly promoting its own services (or partner services) in search results. In August, representatives of the European Commission sent out questionnaires to participants in the European market in order to find out their opinion on the changes in Google’s policy since 2010. Also, respondents were asked to copy their advertising agreements with Google over the past four years.
EU authorities are also collecting materials on how to promote the Google Android mobile operating system. If a violation of antitrust laws is found, companies face a billionth penalty, in addition, regulators may require Google to change their business practices.
Today, the French authorities have demanded that the American Internet giant pay 1.6 billion euros in compensation for unpaid taxes. According to the agency Frans Press, the Google management intends to discuss the terms of payment with the French authorities and may only transfer part of the amount.
Earlier, Google agreed to pay 130 million pounds ($ 181 million) in tax compensation to the British authorities. However, the department considered this amount "disproportionately small compared to the volume of Google's business in the UK," the Guardian reported yesterday.
The trial with Google will be the loudest antitrust case of the European Commission after a similar story with Microsoft, which eventually was fined $ 1.8 billion. If the European Commission finds evidence and admits that Google has violated antitrust laws, the company can be fined up to 10% of annual turnover (in 2015, the company's revenue was $ 74.5 billion).
According to European officials, the American software giant intentionally linked IE and Windows, forcing users to use this particular browser. And this is a violation of antitrust laws, as the browser market is a competitive environment.
Today, the situation has turned against Google itself, writes Re / code. Company CEO Sundar Pichay meets with representatives of European regulators, including the European Commissioner for Competition Margret Vestager. The EU is getting closer to “pinning up” an American corporation.
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Google is suspected of violating EU antitrust laws in the advertising market. It is reported by Bloomberg, referring to sources familiar with the situation.
It is noted that the European Commission is looking for evidence of exclusive conditions on which the company operates. A vivid example of such an arrangement is an agreement between Google and Apple , under the terms of which Google became the default search on iPhone phones. For this, the company paid $ 1 billion.
In April 2015, the company was accused of unfair promotion of its own services by distorting search results. The corporation has taken advantage of the dominant position in the general Internet search services market, constantly promoting its own services (or partner services) in search results. In August, representatives of the European Commission sent out questionnaires to participants in the European market in order to find out their opinion on the changes in Google’s policy since 2010. Also, respondents were asked to copy their advertising agreements with Google over the past four years.
EU authorities are also collecting materials on how to promote the Google Android mobile operating system. If a violation of antitrust laws is found, companies face a billionth penalty, in addition, regulators may require Google to change their business practices.
Today, the French authorities have demanded that the American Internet giant pay 1.6 billion euros in compensation for unpaid taxes. According to the agency Frans Press, the Google management intends to discuss the terms of payment with the French authorities and may only transfer part of the amount.
Earlier, Google agreed to pay 130 million pounds ($ 181 million) in tax compensation to the British authorities. However, the department considered this amount "disproportionately small compared to the volume of Google's business in the UK," the Guardian reported yesterday.
The trial with Google will be the loudest antitrust case of the European Commission after a similar story with Microsoft, which eventually was fined $ 1.8 billion. If the European Commission finds evidence and admits that Google has violated antitrust laws, the company can be fined up to 10% of annual turnover (in 2015, the company's revenue was $ 74.5 billion).
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/298918/
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