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02-05-2014, 11:50 AM
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NiaE0JGjFfa274ptQdMn.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-02-05T130528Z_1_CBREA1410D700_RTROPTP_2_EU-GOOGLE.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/google-improves-antitrust-offer-eu-says-deal-sight-112603712--sector.html)By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google agreed to make concessions on how it displays competitors' links on its website on Wednesday, in a deal with the European Union regulator that ended a three-year antitrust probe and avoided a fine. The agreement means the world's dominant search engine has avoided a process that could have lead to a fine of up to $5 billion, or 10 percent of its 2012 revenue. However, Google may still face a second EU investigation, this time into its Android operating system for smartphones, with potentially bigger risks for the company. Google has been the subject of a European Commission investigation into its internet search practices since November 2010, when more than a dozen complainants, including Microsoft, accused the company of promoting its own services at their expense.



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