A Stone in Google’s Shoe

Larry Dignan’s blog, Google: EU opens investigation with Microsoft prodding, focuses on investigations on Google by the European Commission. The article also mentions how Microsoft plays a part in the investigations. According to the blog, Dignan states that the European Commission has, “opened an investigation into the company’s power over the advertising industry”. He also states that, “Google also said that Microsoft is the driving force behind the company’s regulatory headache”. In the Google blog posting it is suggested that the, investigations may be the result of the company’s growth. There will most likely be “heavy fines and more investigations”, according to the article.