China has Microsoft and its Chinese partner Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media Co Ltd, or BesTV, with a fine for breaching antitrust rules, it has been revealed. The fine followed an antitrust investigation…
Tag: Antitrust
US antitrust officials investigating Apple’s dealing with record labels: Report
U.S. antitrust officials have reportedly launched a probe into Apple’s dealings with a number of record labels, ahead of Cupertino’s music streaming service launch. According to a Bloomberg report, citing people familiar…
Antitrust lawsuit against Google withdrawn by plaintiffs
An antitrust lawsuit against Google which accused the search giant of forcing Android device owners to use Google’s applications the default option has finally been withdrawn. According to the class action lawsuit,…
Google free from US antitrust shackles as judge dismisses lawsuit
A US federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed against Google which accused the search giant of forcing Android device owners to use Google’s applications the default option. According to the…
Qualcomm likely to be slapped with $1 billion fine in China
China is currently investigating Qualcomm for antitrust issues and if reports are to be believed, the world’s biggest mobile chipmaker could face a record fine of over $1 billion. China could also…
Antitrust lawsuit against Google is too vague to proceed, US judge says
A US judge on Thursday said plaintiffs who have sued Google over its Android smartphone operating system will need to submit more factual details and evidence in order for the antitrust lawsuit…
US: EU’s antitrust probe on Google shouldn’t be politically motivated
The United States on Tuesday noted that it is against European Parliament’s call for splitting up Google’s search engine business from the rest of its commercial operations as it is of the…
China sets 20-day deadline for Microsoft to reply on alleged anti-trust violations
Continuing with its anti-trust probe on Microsoft, Chinese authorities have given the US software giant 20 days to reply to its queries; however, critics have termed the probe as unfairly applied against…
Qualcomm may soon face EU antitrust probe
The European Commission might soon initiate an antitrust investigation into mobile chipmaker giant Qualcomm on the basis of a four year old complaint made by one of rival Nvidia Corp’s subsidiary. The…
Judge rejects $324.5M settlement in Silicon Valley anti-poaching case
Koh ruled out that the proposed settlement amount “falls below the range of reasonableness”.
US Federal Judge rejects Apple’s plea to drop e-book antitrust case
Apple’s appeal to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the iPad maker of alleged e-book price fixing conspiracy was denied by a federal judge on Tuesday. The damages portion of the trial will…
Google faces $5 billion fine by Competition Commission of India
Google may be fined a whopping $5 billion by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), India if the ongoing antitrust investigation finds the search engine giant guilty of violating competition norms of…
Joaquin Almunia: No Gentlemen’s agreement with Google
The European Union has not entered so called ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ with Google, the European Commission’s competition chief said on Friday. Joaquin Almunia, while addressing an antitrust conference, defended the recent investigation settlement…
China’s anti-monopoly regulator confirms Qualcomm investigation
Qualcomm, one of world’s leading mobile processor manufacturers, has been accused of overcharging and abusing its market position in China by China’s anti-monopoly regulator. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on…
Rivals: Google’s settlement proposal to EU should be subjected to market testing
Google’s proposal in the ongoing anti-trust investigation was accepted by the EU; however, lobbying groups FairSearch and iComp are of the opinion that the proposal should be subjected to market testing to…