Regulators in the European Union are evaluating whether Google is, in fact, a dominant force in search.
According to Reuters, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia spoke at a conference in Florence today about the regulatory body’s evaluation of Google. Almunia reportedly said that the EU is “trying to determine whether the company holds a dominant position in Internet search.” What’s more, Almunia said, according to Reuters, the commission still hasn’t decided if Google abuses its power in the marketplace.
In April 2011, it was announced the the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Justice Department would launch an antitrust investigation of Google’s Internet dominance if the search giant decided to purchase ITA Software Inc. Google ended up............Read Full Article Here
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