The European Commission is happy with Google’s latest antitrust settlement proposals, but the Microsoft-funded complainants say they must be given a chance to market-test what Google is proposing. Read more »
The European Commission’s competition head has said Google’s latest proposals still don’t eliminate the Commission’s concerns — but the company still has a chance to tweak them. Read more »
It would be no good for competition if Samsung were allowed to stick to its standards-essential patent commitments for five years, only to go back to its rule-breaking ways afterwards. Read more »
Europe’s competition chief thinks Google’s latest settlement proposals are better than their predecessors, so — unless rivals such as Microsoft find hidden loopholes — a deal should follow next spring. Read more »
Samsung is still on the hook in the EU over antitrust concerns – regulators there reckon that if you’ve agreed to license standards-essential patents to competitors at a fair rate, and… Read more »
European competition chief Joaquin Almunia has reiterated his wish that his department examine Telefonica(s tef)’s proposed takeover of KPN’s E-Plus, which would create Germany’s largest network by subscriber count. Almunia said… Read more »
The European Commission is “almost 100 percent” likely to tell Google to improve its antitrust settlement proposals, Joaquin Almunia has told the European Parliament. The proposals would settle an investigation over… Read more »
The details of a long-awaited deal between Google and the EU are finally out. The agreement requires Google to list three competitors in certain types of search listings, and to agree… Read more »
Not satisfied with targeting Google over its search practices, Microsoft and its allies have complained to EU competition authorities over the way Google services are bundled with Android. Read more »