Microsoft is urging the European Union to go after Google for antitrust violations. This is not the first protest but this is the first from a large company and from one of Google's big rivals.
The reason is because "Google’s search engine unfairly promotes its own products".
Microsoft is still a huge firm and doing very well but their internet search is "trailing far behind Google".
Microsoft and others hope that the antitrust claim in Europe will lead the U.S. to also investigate.
4 comments:
More competition is always better in any market around the world. Consumers are the biggest winners from competition: cheaper price, better product. I think it is really ironic that Microsoft sues Google for antitrust violations. As far as I am concerned, Microsoft is the biggest violator against antitrust law. Google provides high quality services and it is a way to break Microsoft's monopoly behavior. Also for Apple, another big competitor in the market with Microsoft. I hope there could be more companies involve in this market, and in long-term, we are able to enjoy better product with lower price.
This is clearly microsofts desperate attempt to gain some footing in europe. They are also probably bitter about their anti-trust case many years ago over their internet browser that they forced onto consumers of their windows OS. I think its a huge loss of welfare that microsoft (and almost every other firm in the world) wastes money on stupid legal back and forths instead of spending money on research and development that would lead to true innovation and revenue streams.
As previously mentioned competition is good for the overall economy and especially for consumers such as my self. More innovation and lower prices are amongst the things that happen due to competition.
This increase in competition is a great thing for our economy. As mentioned earlier, an increase in innovation allows for prices to fluctuate and lower in order for firms to gain competitive advantages. This boosts demand, and consumer confidence.
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