FTC to Serve Google With Subpoenas in Broad Antitrust Probe

Thomas Catan: >The new inquiry, by contrast, will examine fundamental issues relating to Google’s core search-advertising business, said people familiar with the matter. The business is the source of most of Google’s revenue. The issues include whether Google—which accounts for around two-thirds of Internet searches in the U.S. and more abroad—unfairly channels users to its…

Thomas Catan:
>The new inquiry, by contrast, will examine fundamental issues relating to Google’s core search-advertising business, said people familiar with the matter. The business is the source of most of Google’s revenue. The issues include whether Google—which accounts for around two-thirds of Internet searches in the U.S. and more abroad—unfairly channels users to its own growing network of services at the expense of rival providers.

This will likely result in bad news for Google, yes the courts have made it harder since the Microsoft anti-trust days, but if you think the FTC can’t find at least a few instances where Google abused their monopoly — well you would be wrong.

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