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E.U. Antitrust Chief Formally Accuses Google of Abuse

The European Union’s antitrust chief on Wednesday formally accused Google of abusing its dominance in web searches to the detriment of competitors and began official proceedings into whether its Android smartphone software forces phone makers to favor the company’s own services and applications.

“If the investigation confirmed our concerns, Google would have to face the legal consequences and change the way it does business in Europe,” said Margrethe Vestager, the European Union competition commissioner.

The abuse charge focused on accusations that Google diverts traffic from its rivals to favor its own products and services, particularly websites for online shopping.

That led the European Commission to issue a set of formal charges, known as a statement of objections.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/business/international/european-union-google-antitrust-case.html?emc=edit_na_20150415




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