(ANSA) – BRUSSELS, APRIL 15 – “With respect, but we strongly disagree with the ‘Statement of objection’ and we can not wait” to present our position “in the coming weeks.” So Google Blog Official responds Antitrust EU that has opened two formal procedures against the US giant. “Google may be the most used online search engine – wrote on the company blog Amit Singhal, senior vice president of Google Search – but today people can have access to information in many different ways and allegations of harm to consumers and competitors , proved misplaced. “
Google emphasizes that users have” more choice than ever. “
” Companies like Axel Springer, Expedia, TripAdvisor, and Yelp, “adds Singhal,” they argued that the practice of Google to include in searches our results specialized (Flight Search, Maps and local results) has significantly damaged their business. But their traffic, their revenues and their profits they say something very different. ” As for shopping, Google emphasizes, “there is a huge competition”, for example, with Amazon and eBay, “two of the largest e-commerce sites in the world.” In addition to the ‘Statement of objection’ on charges of “abuse of dominance in the search market on the internet,” the EU Antitrust today opened a formal investigation on the Android system. Even on the latter, the company responds with a post, signed by Hiroshi Lockheimer, vice president of Engineering for Android. “Not only Google has obtained benefits from the success of Android – explains -. The Android model has allowed manufacturers to compete with their own innovations. Developers can reach a greater audience and build solid business. And consumers now have an unprecedented choice and affordable than ever content. We look forward to discussing these issues in more detail with the European Commission in the coming months, “he concludes. (ANSA).
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