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Europe Offers to Let Google Settle Potential Antitrust Charges - 21 mai 2012
The European Commission warned Google on Monday that the company might have abused its dominant position in online searches, but it gave Google a chance to settle an antitrust investigation without facing formal charges.
The investigation follows complaints from smaller Web businesses and from Microsoft that (...)
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Google must answer EU antitrust concerns over search - 21 mai 2012
Google has "a matter of weeks" to allay concerns it is abusing its dominant position in the search engine market, the European Commission has said.
An investigation by Europe’s antitrust head Joaquin Almunia looked at whether Google gave preferential treatment to its own services in its search results.
Mr Almunia (...)
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Position dominante : l’UE demande à Google de prendre des mesures - 21 mai 2012
Le commissaire européen à la Concurrence, Joaquin Almunia, a écrit, lundi 21 mai, au patron de Google, Eric Schmidt pour qu’il prenne des mesures "dans les prochaines semaines" afin d’éliminer tout risque de position dominante de Google.
La Commission pourrait dans ce cas clore l’enquête qu’elle a ouverte contre Google (...)
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Google sommé d’assouplir sa stratégie anti-concurrentielle en Europe - 21 mai 2012
La Commission européenne a choisi la voie des négociations au terme de l’enquête pour abus de position dominante qu’elle avait ouverte en 2010 contre Google. Bruxelles a retenu quatre séries de griefs contre le moteur de recherche américain, mais lui demande de proposer lui-même les solutions à mettre en oeuvre pour (...)
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Bruxelles temporise sur l’enquête antitrust visant Google - 6 mai 2012
Rien ne sert de courir. Alors que l’enquête antitrust visant Google dure déjà depuis plus d’un an et cinq mois, le commissaire européen en charge de la concurrence se veut patient. Les plaintes sont étudiées avec attention par la Commission, mais rien n’indique que cela débouchera nécessairement sur une plainte contre le (...)
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Google’s problem is that it now believes itself above others even governments - 1er mai 2012
The FCC revelations showing that Google’s engineer knew that Street View would collect data, followed by the company’s obstructive behaviour to the investigation, show that it has grown too big for its management
It’s never the offence ; it’s the cover-up. And if there’s one thing that the last few years have taught (...)
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U.S. Antitrust Move Has Google Fighting on Two Fronts - 28 avril 2012
Google may soon be fighting antitrust battles on two fronts.
The European Commission has been looking for two years into whether the search giant abused local competition laws, and it is expected soon to either file formal charges or achieve a significant settlement.
Now the Federal Trade Commission, which began (...)
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La procédure antitrust contre Google se dirige vers un procès - 28 avril 2012
Sous le coup d’une enquête antitrust depuis l’été 2011, Google pourrait affronter une action en justice très bientôt. La FTC a en effet engagé une avocate américaine de renom dans le cadre de cette procédure. Ce recrutement est loin d’être anodin et laisse penser que la FTC a des éléments déterminants contre Google.
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Don’t Be Evil, but Don’t Miss the Train - 23 avril 2012
Back in 2004, as Google prepared to go public, Larry Page and Sergey Brin celebrated the maxim that was supposed to define their company : "Don’t be evil."
But these days, a lot of people "” at least the mere mortals outside the Googleplex "” seem to be wondering about that uncorporate motto.
How is it that Google, (...)
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Power play : How Zuckerberg wrested control of Facebook from his shareholders - 1er février 2012
Mark Zuckerberg controls a majority of Facebook’s voting rights, and will continue to enjoy that control after it goes public, according to an unusual arrangement he struck with some key investors and colleagues among Facebook’s shareholders.
A string of voting arrangements outlined in Facebook’s SEC filing show (...)
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The EC to slam Google with 400+ page SO - 4 décembre 2011
Story The European Commission (EC) is expected to issue a statement of objections (SO) spanning more than 400 pages that will spell-out allegations of Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) abuse of dominance early next year, sources close to the case told dealReporter.
The EC launched an antitrust investigation into Google’s (...)
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Bruxelles liste plus de 400 pages de griefs contre Google - 4 décembre 2011
La Commission européenne va envoyer à Google une "communication des griefs". Il s’agit d’un document regroupant tous les reproches adressés à l’entreprise américaine par les plaignants. Selon la presse américaine, le document final va faire plus de 400 pages.
L’enquête de l’Union européenne sur Google se poursuit. (...)
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Skyhook Sues Google Over Location Software - 15 septembre 2010
Skyhook Wireless, which makes software that shows smartphone users where they are on their phone’s maps, filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming Google had persuaded Motorola and another phone manufacturer to break contracts with Skyhook and use Google’s competing service.
In a separate suit, also filed Wednesday, (...)
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Schmidt : We paid $1 billion premium for YouTube - 6 octobre 2009
After Google’s $1.65 billion buy of YouTube, many questioned why it valued the site so highly. In a deposition, the CEO explains the behind-the-scenes decision making.
Since 2006, many observers have scratched their head over what prompted Google to pay $1.65 billion for the video site YouTube. We’re now a little (...)
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An Apple-Google Friendship, and a Common Enemy - 31 août 2006
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30 — When Eric E. Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, was named to Apple Computer’s board this week, it did more than signal a potential alliance between powerful companies. It touched off a wave of speculation about the motives of the man behind the move : Apple’s co-founder, Steven P. Jobs.
“The (...)
