Politico: EU to drop the hammer on Google

The European Union unveiled a $5 billion dollar fine against Google this morning, the latest salvo in an antitrust battle, POLITICO Europe’s Mark Scott, Simon Van Dorpe and Thibault Largerreport. The penalty is the largest ever levied against a single company by the EU, exceeding the $2.8 billion fine on Google last year. The action, which charged Google with unfairly using its Android mobile operating system to maintain dominance in online search, could trigger a fierce legal battle and an appeal that reaches the EU’s highest court.More at Politico