Google is facing antitrust charges in Europe

 

Gave the EU Commission, Google - Her-month search engine on the Internet - a few weeks to settle the issue of monopoly against the company in Europe, and asked them to change the number of practice granted by the "monopolistic advantage" on the Internet, according to UNHCR.
Joaquin Almunia, said Commission Vice-President of the European competition policy, that if Google refused to comply, it is possible for the Commission to charge monopoly of the company that could lead to fined huge amounts of money.
Europe has begun monitoring the results of Google Search since November 2010, after Microsoft made a number of companies and other complaints related to the fact that several Google services arrangement granting higher than assumed in the search results in its location, and reduce the order of service competition.
Almunia and select the four points must be adjusted on Google in order to avoid financial penalties, in a letter sent to the company's chief executive Eric Schmidt.
In the opinion of the Commission - as stated in these points - that Google deliberately to display links to services such as service "Google News" in the search results public, which reduces competition and provides some types of content - such as reviews restaurants - from its own services with the neglect of other services, which the Commission believes that it reduces the opportunity to create original content on the Internet.
And talking points also ties Declaration exclusive undertaken by Google with its partners and some of the points of service, "Ed and Lourdes" in view of UNHCR that adversely affect competition in the advertising market, and stressed, "Almunia" The response from Google to these demands Segnbha follow-up trial immediate charges of monopoly.
The Google has expressed its objection to the Commission's arguments, and stated in the words of a spokesperson that it is not all agree on those points, but is ready to discuss any concerns with the European Union.
She added that the competition on the Internet has increased dramatically over the past two years, since UNHCR began to consider this issue, and that the competitive pressure on Google is very large, in an apparent reference to it having to integrate other services - as a service news - with the search service in order to give the same competitive advantages that distinguish them from others.