Google is said to face massive fines of up to 3 billion Euro for abusing its dominant position in the Search market, according to UK paper The Telegraph.
The European Commission has, over the course of a seven-year investigation, looked at whether Google’s search results prioritised its own Shopping results over those of its rivals in search results.
While Google denies anything untoward, if the commission rules against Google, it is able to fine Google up to a tenth of its annual sales (which could be u to 6.6 billion Euro), and it will have to change its search practices.
Europe is taking tough stance on Google’s domain ace in the market, and the ruling could impact other areas of Google’s enterprise, not just search.
The Commission is also looking at Google’s Android devices and the practice of preinstalling certain apps.
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