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Google probe indicates all platforms need fixing

By  |  July 22, 2012

Google will have to offer concessions covering not only computers but all platforms, including tablets and mobile phones, as part of their response to the ongoing EU investigation. Any device that has access to the Internet and performs searches should be covered in proposed remedies. Google offered concessions earlier this month to the European Commission, but neither party has published details on what those concessions entail.

Google is under investigation for possibly giving its own services preferential treatment over competitors, copying material from other websites, and excluding third parties from contracting with rivals.

Full content: Reuters 

 

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