The European Commission has officially published their “statement of objections” on Google’s alleged anti-competitive nature around (a) shopping service and (b) Android platform. Google has responded to both, on (a) shopping comparison and (b) Android within an hour of the EU statement.
The European Commission is basically saying Google is using their market share to unfairly bolster their products over others, which “stifles competition and harms consumers.”
Here is there statement:
Google has come back on both allegations:
Google’s Shopping Service response:
Google’s Android response:
It will be interesting to watch how this plays out.
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