“Google has come up with many innovative products that have made a difference to our lives. But that doesn’t give Google the right to deny other companies the chance to compete and innovate,” European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told a news conference in Brussels.
This is in addition to the existing charge that search results favor Google’s shopping service.
I don’t have much sympathy for Google, but sometimes it feels like the EU thinks they can sculpt the business/competitive landscape like an artwork until they get something they find pleasing.
Or, they could merely be trying to protect their populations from the excesses of tech oligarchs.