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EU v. Google (link roundup)

The EU’s Three April 15, 2015 Releases:

• Antitrust: Commission Sends Statement of Objections to Google on Comparison Shopping Service; Opens Separate Formal Investigation on Android;
• Antitrust: Commission Opens Formal Investigation Against Google in Relation to Android Mobile Operating System; and
• Antitrust: Commission Sends Statement of Objections to Google on Comparison Shopping Service (fact sheet).

Google’s Public Response (from the Google Official Blog): Android has Helped Create More Choice and Innovation on Mobile than Ever Before

Google’s Internal Response (memo): Here Is Google’s Internal Response to the Imminent EU Charges (Memo) – Re/Code

Commentators and News Reports:

Europe Challenges Google, Seeing Violations of Its Antitrust Law – New York Times

A Transcontinental Culture War Could Cost Google Billions – The Atlantic

Behind Google’s Europe Woes, American Accents – Reuters; and A Group of Google’s Competitors Wants the US to Slap Google, Too – Business Insider

Google Is Targeted Late by EU in a Market That Shifted Years Ago – Bloomberg Business

What’s Next for Google and the EU? It Could Be a Quick Settlement. – Re/Code

Background:

Europe’s Digital Chief Vows to Intervene on Technology Abuses – New York Times (March 2015)

Tough Talk From European Commissioner About U.S. Tech Companies – New York Times (February 2015)

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