Microsoft announced Thursday that it filed a complaint against Google with the European Commission for anti-competitive practices, joining an ongoing investigation which will determine if Google has abused its dominant position in online search. Industry leader in Europe, Google is more than 90% of online searches in the countries of the European Union.
In a lengthy blog post, Brad Smith, Microsoft's vice president, explains why his company has filed a complaint. There are problems jumble metadata access YouTube videos, which Microsoft claims not to have full access (unlike Apple, for example) or data sharing advertising campaigns. Microsoft also relies on the recent rejection by the American justice of the agreement between Google and publishers about the Google Books, claiming that the search engine tries to get exclusive access to "orphan works", these texts do are not in the public domain but which have no known assigns.
All of these factors, Microsoft says, distorts competition. "On a PC, it is not difficult to change search engine. Google reminded each time they are suspected of unfair practices. But that defense ignores the fact that search engines are also competition on other aspects. Search engines also s'affontent of indexed web content to win advertisers, and to integrate their search boxes on websites, "explains Brad Smith.
SEARCH OF AN AGREEMENT TO FRIENDLY Google has responded to Microsoft in a brief statement. The search engine says "he is not surprised," the original complaint that triggered the investigation by the Commission "has been filed by a subsidiary" of Microsoft. Announcing the launch of the European survey in February 2010, Google has accused Microsoft of acting behind the scenes, noting that his relationship with Ciao!, a price comparison that was among the complainants were excellent till 'to its acquisition by Microsoft.
Since then, Google is seeking an amicable agreement with the European Commission, as he finally reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission USA, which had opened an investigation following the privacy problems caused by the launch of its service Buzz. A strategy that contrasts sharply with that taken by Microsoft in the last ten years: the software giant has indeed committed several legal tussle with the competition authorities, and particularly with the European Commission, which was finally sentenced to more than 1.6 billion euros in fines in several cases.
"There will of course commentators to note the irony of our approach, writes Brad Smith. We spent over ten years on the other side of the fence facing the European Commission, which is why we do not take this complaint seriously. This is a first for us. "Last year, Microsoft has also initiated a change in strategy vis-à-vis competition authorities, by signing an agreement to ambiable in the proceedings for abuse dominant position in Internet browsers. 
In a lengthy blog post, Brad Smith, Microsoft's vice president, explains why his company has filed a complaint. There are problems jumble metadata access YouTube videos, which Microsoft claims not to have full access (unlike Apple, for example) or data sharing advertising campaigns. Microsoft also relies on the recent rejection by the American justice of the agreement between Google and publishers about the Google Books, claiming that the search engine tries to get exclusive access to "orphan works", these texts do are not in the public domain but which have no known assigns.
All of these factors, Microsoft says, distorts competition. "On a PC, it is not difficult to change search engine. Google reminded each time they are suspected of unfair practices. But that defense ignores the fact that search engines are also competition on other aspects. Search engines also s'affontent of indexed web content to win advertisers, and to integrate their search boxes on websites, "explains Brad Smith.
SEARCH OF AN AGREEMENT TO FRIENDLY Google has responded to Microsoft in a brief statement. The search engine says "he is not surprised," the original complaint that triggered the investigation by the Commission "has been filed by a subsidiary" of Microsoft. Announcing the launch of the European survey in February 2010, Google has accused Microsoft of acting behind the scenes, noting that his relationship with Ciao!, a price comparison that was among the complainants were excellent till 'to its acquisition by Microsoft.
Since then, Google is seeking an amicable agreement with the European Commission, as he finally reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission USA, which had opened an investigation following the privacy problems caused by the launch of its service Buzz. A strategy that contrasts sharply with that taken by Microsoft in the last ten years: the software giant has indeed committed several legal tussle with the competition authorities, and particularly with the European Commission, which was finally sentenced to more than 1.6 billion euros in fines in several cases.
"There will of course commentators to note the irony of our approach, writes Brad Smith. We spent over ten years on the other side of the fence facing the European Commission, which is why we do not take this complaint seriously. This is a first for us. "Last year, Microsoft has also initiated a change in strategy vis-à-vis competition authorities, by signing an agreement to ambiable in the proceedings for abuse dominant position in Internet browsers.
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