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Antitrust chief: Google’s restrictions on Android device makers breach EU law

Google faces more competition charges in the European Union, after the 28-member-state bloc's antitrust commissioner concluded in a preliminary decision that the company had abused its dominant position by imposing restriction on Android device makers.

A Statement of Objections—which outlines Brussels' charges—has been sent to Google this morning, competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said during a press conference on...

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Microsoft agrees to create Antitrust Compliance Office after shareholder sues over $732M fine
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Microsoft executives have settled a year-long legal battle with a shareholder who wanted answers after a software glitch in 2011 caused the company to be fined $ 732 million for a defying antitrust laws in Europe. Kim Barovic sued Microsoft’s board members last year, arguing they failed to fulfill their fiduciary duties when they let a “technical error” cause Windows to only...
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