Tag: Antitrust

Microsoft May Or May Not Be Involved In New Antitrust Complaints Against Google
Microsoft may or may not be involved with antitrust complaints against Google in Europe, related to...
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FairSearch Coalition To Protest Google More Heavily In Europe
The FairSearch Coalition announced that it has expanded its presence into Europe, with the launch of a new site at FairSearchEuopre.org....
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Google’s Motorola Mobility Acquisition Approved By Justice Department
Earlier, we reported that Google had won approval from the European Commission for its $12.5 billio...
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FairSearch Adds E-Commerce, Advertising Firms To Coalition
In 2010, a group of travel sites banded together to form the FairSearch Coalition, with the main goal of seeing Google's acquisition of ITA Software blocked. It didn't work, but th...
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Consumer Watchdog Calls On European Commission To Block Google Motorola Deal
Consumer Watchdog is pushing to get the European Commission to block Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility and to issue a formal complaint against Google's business practices....
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Google And Competition: Should The Government Be Regulating?
Google’s competitive practices have dominated the headlines this week, thanks to the company’s “Search Plus Your World” features (extensive integration of...
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Google Vs. Twitter: Is “Search Plus Your World” Bad For The Internet?
This week, Google launched Search Plus Your World (SPYW), a set of features to personalize search r...
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Google Search Plus Your World May Draw FTC Complaint
EPIC, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, is reportedly considering filing a complaint with the United States Federal Trade Commission over Google’s new “Search Plus Your Wo...
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Google Antitrust Regulation Still Up In The Air In Europe
Google may or may not face a “statement of objections” from the EU’s antitrust department. Apparently it could go either way, as the regulators have so far been unable to decide wh...
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Google Flight Search Not Popular With Competitors
The holidays are obviously a big time of year for air travel, which means they’re also a big time of year for flight search. It seems only fitting that it is a good time for travel...
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Is Google Hurting Free Market Competition?
Senators Herb Kohl and Mike Lee have put together a letter calling for an FTC investigation of Google, with an emphasis on the company’s search results. Do you think Go...
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Microsoft, Novell Lawsuit Ends With Sopranos-Style Mistrial
After seven years in court, Microsoft is expected to ask the U.S. federal judge to dimiss the antitrust suit filed against them by Novell. Novell made their closing arguments in th...
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Google Panda Update: Antitrust Connections Being Tossed Around
Ah, the Google Panda update. The search story of the year. It just won’t leave the news will it? As recently reported,...
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Google Could Face Massive Fine Over Antitrust Complaint in Europe
Google may face a fine “up to 10% of its annual turnover” if a report from dealReporter, published by Financial Times is accurate. That is, reportedly, if Google can’t settle wi...
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Google Antitrust Complaint Filed With FTC
ShopCity.com, a network of local shopping sites, has filed an antitrust complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Google. The company shared a copy of the complaint with...
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