The EU is poised to open a new front in its showdown with Google as early as today by announcing formal charges in relation to the company’s mobile operating system, Android. The case would represent a new chapter in Brussels’ efforts to combat the alleged abuses of US technology companies, and has already drawn comparisons to its clash with Microsoft a decade ago.
Hasn’t the EU already charged Google with anti-competitive behaviour?
Yes, this would be a second charge sheet, known as a statement of objections. The first accused Google of abusing its dominance of online search to promote its own shopping services unfairly. Google denies the charge.