Microsoft leads antitrust charge against Google in EU

Led by Microsoft, a group of companies is calling on European authorities to launch an antitrust investigation against Google with regards to the search giant’s dominance in mobile Internet usage on smartphones.Comprising of 17 companies, the group is called 'FairSearch' and also includes Nokia and Oracle. The group claims that Google is acting unfairly by giving away its Android operating system to mobile device companies on the condition that the their apps such as YouTube and Google Maps are installed and are prominently displayed right out of the box."Google is using its Android mobile operating system as a Trojan horse to deceive partners, monopolise the mobile marketplace, and control consumer data," Thomas Vinje, the group's lawyer, said.Click here for full story