First, the investigation of alleged unjust treatment business, focused on the Google search engine version of the personal computer. Eu Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia's trade, then received another complaint about the Android mobile operating system.
Google accused of using Android to turn their search engine traffic.
The complaint was filed by FairSearch, organizations in which there are 17 technology companies who are not satisfied with Google's treatment in the conduct of business.
In addition to Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle, soon replaced by the company also FairSearch website tour online Expedia and Tripadvisor, to price comparison sites Twenga (France) and Foundem (United Kingdom).
"Google's use of the Android operating system as a" Trojan Horse "to defraud the partners, monopolize the mobile market, and control the data of consumers," said Thomas Vinje FairSearch legal authority, as quoted from Reuters on Tuesday (9/4/2013).
Because the operating system Android smart phone market was ruled the world and technology trends are shifting toward mobile, FairSearch worry Google repeat fraud by utilizing Android.
European Union regulators promised to resolve the complaint at the second half of 2013. However, the complainant wants the regulators to work more quickly.
If proven unfair business competition, Google could be subject to a fine by European Union regulators reached 5 billion US dollars, or about 10 percent of Google's revenue in 2012.
In the United States (US), a similar complaint has been addressed to Google. But at that time, Google victory in January 2013 when the U.s. Federal Trade Commission stopped the investigation after reviewing millions of pages of documents for 19 months.
In a press release, Google is drawing conclusions from the decision of the U.s. Federal Trade Commission, that services both for the user and both in business competition.
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