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Antitrust grievance against Google in Europe accompanied by Microsoft

By: Helen Louie

Last fall Google found itself being investigated in an antitrust probe by European Union authorities. Businesses that compete with Google in Europe say the search engine giant is greedy and that it must be contained. Microsoft joined the existing antitrust complaint against Google Thursday. Article source - Microsoft adds complaint to EU antitrust investigation of Google by MoneyBlogNewz.

Grievance Microsoft issued against Google



In Europe, Google will have to deal with the antitrust complaint that Microsoft filed saying that Google is limiting access to data needed with YouTube and Google services like this in order to hurt European customers. Currently, Google is already being investigated by the European Union Competition Commission for antitrust problems. Adding Microsoft could really help the issue. The European Internet search industry has about 95 percent control going to Google. Bing, Microsoft's search engine, is barely even noticed. Advertisers in Europe are just accustomed to using Google now. There have been grievances about competition and antitrust in Europe by several individuals already. After fighting antitrust investigations into Windows and billions in fines from the European Commission for years, Microsoft has reversed roles with its grievance towards Google.

Obvious fights between Google and Bing



Microsoft's European antitrust grievance against Google is about background technologies such as "application programming interfaces" that unlock access to Google products and services. The Microsoft grievance states that Google makes it impossible for Bing and other search engines to have access to YouTube because of the application programming interfaces used. Google then becomes the main search engine used. The Windows Phones cannot work with YouTube very well due to Google's programming, Microsoft suggests; which is not an issue on the iPhone or Android. Microsoft suspects that Windows Phones are getting the short shrift because of Bing because Apple doesn't compete with Google in the search engine industry. The EU antitrust is already looking to the idea that Google blocks advertisers needed for optimization which is another claim Microsoft has.

Microsoft raises stakes in Google probe



Google can give its side of the story as European Union Commissioner allowed. What Google said was that advertisers are allowed to access all of the data they want while the third-party restraint is only due to Google ad consistency. Microsoft is involved. This means the stakes are much higher. Google could face a fine of up to 10 percent of annual global revenues, which exceeded $29 billion last year. It could also be forced to change the way it does business in Europe. The EU commission said that Google would be able to defend itself and keep away from a fine by changing its business in Europe before Microsoft got involved.

Citations



Associated Press


finance.yahoo.com/news/Microsoft-throws-weight-apf-1337664829.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=6&asset=&ccode=



Los Angeles Times


latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/03/microsoft-files-european-antitrust-complaint-against-google.html



New York Times


nytimes.com/2011/04/01/technology/01google.html?src=busln

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European Union authorities launched an antitrust investigation against Google in November.

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