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Reuters has obtained a document that shows how the European Union intends to punish Alphabet/Google for antitrust violations:
EU antitrust regulators plan to order Alphabet's Google to stop paying financial incentives to smartphone makers to pre-install Google Search exclusively on their devices and warned the company of a large fine, an EU document showed. The document, running to more than 150 pages, was sent to complainants last week for feedback. Google received a copy in April in which the European Commission accused it of using its dominant Android mobile operating system to shut out rivals.
The EU competition enforcer in its charge sheet, known as a statement of objections, said it planned to tell the U.S. technology giant to halt payments or discounts to mobile phone manufacturers in return for pre-installing Google's Play Store with Google Search.
The regulators also want to prevent Google from forcing smartphone makers to pre-install its proprietary apps if this restricts their ability to use competing operating systems based on Android. Google "cannot punish or threaten" companies for not complying with its conditions, according to the document seen by Reuters.
The Commission's investigation followed a complaint by FairSearch, a lobby group supported by companies that want to ensure they are not disadvantaged by search engine market dominance, in March 2013. Google could face a large fine because the anti-competitive practices, which started from January 2011, are still ongoing, the document said.
Here is the FairSearch website.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday October 02 2016, @04:39PM
This is the EU punishment for the....hahha..."cultural enrichment" the US has inflicted upon our so-called "allies."
Don't trust the US you bastards. We tapped Merkel's phone. Stay strong, nation-states. France - we want your cheese and wine. Germany - We want your bier.. Eastern Europe - we want your hot women.
(Score: 5, Funny) by takyon on Sunday October 02 2016, @04:45PM
If we're not careful, we might end up getting France's women, Germany's cheese, and Eastern Europe's beer.
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by Geotti on Sunday October 02 2016, @05:08PM
You surely meant Germany's women, French beer and Eastern European cheese, as that would be the worst combination possible. De gustibus non est disputandum, YMMV.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday October 02 2016, @09:45PM
But think of Germany's buxom blondes and BDSM Nazis!
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by fritsd on Sunday October 02 2016, @08:14PM
This joke is really really old:
HEAVEN is where:
The police are British,
The chefs are Italian,
The mechanics are German,
The lovers are French,
and it's all organised by the Swiss.
HELL is where:
The police are German,
The chefs are British,
The mechanics are French,
The lovers are Swiss,
and it's all organised by the Italians.
(found here (jokes4us) [jokes4us.com])
More modern version [ploum.net]
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 02 2016, @09:43PM
After Brexit, it seems funnier this way:
The police are British,
The chefs are British,
The mechanics are British,
The lovers are British,
and it's all organised by the British.
Not a joke tho. That's how it is going to be!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 02 2016, @11:53PM