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EU Hits Google With $2.7B Antitrust Fine - But That's Not the Worst of It
The European Commission just slapped Mountain View Calif.-based Google with a $2.7 billion fine for favoring its own shopping services in its search results. The European Commission is the executive arm of the European Union. For a company that made $90.
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Microsoft Eats $731 Million Fine from European Commission for Browser Violations
The interaction between Microsoft’s browser and its operating system has been a subject of interest by monopoly watchers almost since the Web began.
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FTC Closes Google Investigation; Google Required to Modify Business Practices #FTCantitrust
In June 2011, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it would begin examining Google for anti-competitive practices. Nearly two years later, the FTC announced what it found.
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Google Sets Aside US$ 500M for Possible DoJ Settlement
Google (news, site) has recently adjusted its quarterly earnings report with a hefty US$ 500 million reduction. The earlier-reported cash earning has now been earmarked for a potential settlement with the Department of Justice for undisclosed ad-related issues. Costly Settlement In a SEC filing, Google indicates
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Apple Under Scrutiny from FTC and Justice Department
The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice are looking into the prospect of launching an antitrust inquiry against Apple (news, site) following the company’s ban of developers using non-Apple-sanctioned development tools, according to a story in the New York Post. Filing an inquiry
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