Last calendar month , the European Commission issued Google with formal anti - trust charges over Android . Now , it appears that the fellowship could confront new amercement over skewing hunting results .
The Telegraph reportsthat the commission , which are yet to be finalise , would be the solvent of “ a seven - yr investigating of [ the ] company ’s rife search engine . ” It ’s not clear exactly what form the charges may take , but source tell the newspaper that the Commission plans to make an promulgation about it in the next dyad of month , before its summertime break .
The newspaper explain that the tutelage the Commission is to level at Google could tot up to an incredibly gamey mulct . Sources tell the paper that the maximum amercement face Google could total almost $ 7 billion — a tenth part of the company ’s annual sales — but are more probable to be in the area of $ 3 billion . For a small setting , the late highest fine was issued to Intel for $ 1.25 billion .
It would n’t be the first time that Google ’s search has come under the scrutiny of the Commission . Last year , Google was charged withprioritizing resultsfrom its own shopping sites rather than those of its contender . And earlier this class , itreceived chargesclaiming that it “ abuse its rife position by imposing restrictions on Android gadget manufacturing business and mobile internet wheeler dealer . ”
The European Commission is certainly throwing an awful circle of cathexis at Google . We ’ll have to wait and see if any of them stick .
[ Telegraph ]
Daily Newsletter
Get the best technical school , science , and culture news in your inbox daily .
tidings from the future , deliver to your present .
You May Also Like
