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More specifically, Google Search is a search site. I'm sure the EU has no problem with Google Shopping, as long as it remains a separate product.



Yes, the problem was Google Search treating Google Shopping (formerly froogle) differently to competitors.

Froogle was doing badly (from internal memos), and then when google started treating it differently it started doing well and other competitors started losing market share.

Being in a dominant market position wasn't a problem, and nor was them creating Google Shopping. It was using their dominant market position to give Google Shopping a benefit nobody else could get.

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1784_en.htm




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