As the European Commission continues its in-depth investigation into allegations that Google abuses its dominance in the way it presents search results, the search giant now faces new allegations from rivals. According to reports, tech giants Microsoft and Nokia have filed a formal complaint with the regulator concerning Google’s mobile operating system Android, arguing the system holds a dominant position in the market and therefore earns most of the revenue from mobile search advertising. Lobbyist FairSearch, which includes 17 search and tech companies, claims Android is a “Trojan horse” that forces users to chooses Google’s apps over others’. The latest complaint will now force Commissioner Juaquin Almunia to decide whether to umbrella the filing in the existing investigation or to start an additional probe into Android and its apps.
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