Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Google qualifies erroneous accusation of dominant position – The Economist

Google dismissed the indictment filed by the European Union and erroneously called upon to minimize its role to that of a simple gateway to the Internet.

Google dismissed the indictment filed by the European Union for abusing its dominant position in Europe as search engine on the net, and erroneously called upon to minimize its role to that of a simple gateway to the Internet.

“While Google may be the most used search engine, people can now find and access to information in different ways, and allegations of harm to consumers and competitors, have proven to be wrong,” said Amit Singhal , vice president of the California-based company said in a statement placed on its official website.

He added that people now has “more options than ever” when you try to learn, thanks to the variety of engines Search, specialized services, the growing use of social media, people are going directly to your favorite sites and mobile users who choose their websites or apps “(applications).

The European Union formally Wednesday accused Google of abusing its dominant position by its search engine, which exposes the US Internet giant to a fine of more than 6,000 million euros.

Google accounts for 90% of the Internet searches in Europe and under this accusation is exposed to fined that reach up to 10% of its turnover.

In parallel, the Commission stated that started an investigation into whether Google violated the rules European competition with its Android operating system for mobile phones.

“The Commission opened formal proceedings against Google to analyze in depth whether the conduct of the company on its operating system for mobile phones and Android applications and services for smartphones and tablets infringe EU rules on competition, “said the Commission.

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