Google faces severe fines in the EU

[QuintonB]

Google facing huge fines

EU regulators Google to offer concessions that cover all platforms

 

[Mouse]

Or even 'severe' fines

 

[bekdik]

I guess the EU, in their current economic state, are looking for ways to fund themselves.

 

[TimTDP]

Moral of the story.

Build a successful business that others can't and then let the authorities destroy it!

sounds good to me!

Why is nobody else capable of building a Google or Microsoft equivalent?

 

[Flowerhat]

because these companies hold monopolist type status

 

[kingrob]

I guess the EU, in their current economic state, are looking for ways to fund themselves.

So true!!

Now that Europe is in a financial crisis, they must get money from somewhere to pay for the mess.

Oh...look what we have here! An American company doing business in the EU and who just posted a few $bn in revenue. Perfect!

 

[Void_Kun]

LOL, someone sueing google? Thats like trying to sue microsoft on anti trust laws, youve lost already.

 

[Hummercellc]

Remember the US government trying to split Microsoft into companies a few years ago?

Well Microsoft could have damaged the economy big time, all they needed to do was flex there muscle and the government backed down.

Microsoft could run the US if they wanted to, wait till Google starts blocking services in Europe the courts will have to back down.

Imagine having angry Gmail and Googlers.... try millions of them.....