January 10th, 2013

Report: European Commission May Force Google To Change How It Presents Its Search Results

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission gave Google a slap on the wrist after it concluded its antitrust investigation into the company’s business practices, but it looks like it may not get away that easily in Europe. The Financial Times reports that EU Competition Commissioner Joaqiun Almunia wants to “prevent Google distorting choices for consumers and taking business from rivals.” → Read More

July 17th, 2012

Microsoft Forgets To Offer Browser Choice Screen To 28M Users, EU Opens Investigation

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As part of an agreement with the European Commission in 2009, Microsoft was supposed to present Windows users with a choice of browsers. It turns out, however, that Microsoft quietly stopped showing this screen with the release of Windows 7 SP1 in February 2011. According to European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia, this means 28 million users in the EU did not get to see this screen and… → Read More