Tag Archives: EuropeanUnion

EU reportedly accepts Google’s antitrust concessions for online search

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Google has no doubt been on pins and needles wondering whether or not the European Commission will accept the search engine changes it’s proposing to avoid an antitrust showdown. If what we’re hearing is right, Larry Page and crew might just get to r…


Google delivers EU antitrust concessions, now subject to feedback from rivals

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There’s no question that most of the talk between Google and EU regulators over the firm’s search ranking practices have taken place behind closed doors, but now the antitrust inquiry is one step closer to a binding resolution. Following a preliminar…


EU countries to allow reuse of public data, including from libraries and museums

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Believe it or not, the European Union’s public data hasn’t been very public: despite a 2003 directive, there wasn’t a clear right to reuse weather or other vital data, whether it’s for an app or a service. Logic is taking hold now that 27 countries o…


Antitrust complaint levied against Google in EU, this time it’s all about Android

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Google has spent the past couple years facing down antitrust accusations in Europe for pushing its web services over those of competitors. But, just as that case is coming to a close, the New York Times now reports that new anti-competitive allegatio…


Apple facing European investigation into how it sells AppleCare

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Ever hemmed and hawed over buying AppleCare with your shiny new gadget? European chiefs are worried that you don’t know all of your rights. They’re concerned that Cupertino’s warranty-selling practices hide the fact that all customers are entitled to…


Apple facing European investigation into how it sells AppleCare

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Ever hemmed and hawed over buying AppleCare with your shiny new gadget? European chiefs are worried that you don’t know all of your rights. They’re concerned that Cupertino’s warranty-selling practices hide the fact that all customers are entitled to…


Europe approves Universal – EMI merger, cements the dominance of the ‘big three’

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The European Union has signed off on Universal’s $1.9 billion purchase of EMI music, provided that it sells off two-thirds of the fallen giant’s assets to comply with competition regulations. The most notable jewel on the auction block is label Parlo…


Apple wins EU-wide injunction against Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

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Word around the mulberry bush is that Apple has just won itself a Europe-wide injunction against the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, in case anyone still wanted to buy that tablet now that the Nexus 7 is out. The decision was taken in-between bee…


Intel appeals record-setting $1.45 billion antitrust fine… from 2009

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It’s been more than three years since being slapped with a record-setting €1.06 billion (roughly $1.45 billion) antitrust fine by the EU, and Intel is finally getting around to putting an appeal in motion. The request for a reversal is going to …


Intel appeals record-setting $1.45 billion antitrust fine… from 2009

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It’s been more than three years since being slapped with a record-setting €1.06 billion (roughly $1.45 billion) antitrust fine by the EU, and Intel is finally getting around to putting an appeal in motion. The request for a reversal is going to …