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Microsoft, others in Google+ complaint to EU: sources
Feb 28th, 2012
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft and several other firms have complained to EU antitrust regulators about Google's social networking tool, two people familiar with the matter said, in a move that may prompt the EU to broaden its ongoing investigation into Google. Microsoft's complaint underlines the mounting rivalry between the two companies. Microsoft and the other companies expressed their concerns informally, the people said, declining to provide details about the nature of the complaint about Google+ because of the sensitivity of the matter. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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