According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the European Commission is preparing to file antitrust charges against Google. The charges come after a five-year long investigation that’s stalled three times and caused strong political divides in Europe. The report claims that the European Commission is asking for permission from companies that filed claims against Google to publish them.
The European Union has reportedly been contacting shopping, local, and travel companies for permission. Google’s antitrust case in Europe would be the highest-profile suit since a similar investigation against Microsoft. Microsoft ended up paying the EU $1.8 billion in fines through 2012.
Although in Google’s case, it’s still possible that the company could reach a settlement with antitrust investigators. That seems unlikely, however, when you consider that Google and the EU have already tried to settle the investigation three times.
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