Rivals want Google mobile inquiry

A group of companies led by Microsoft wants the European Commission to launch an anti-competition investigation into Google and its hold over mobile internet usage on smartphones.

The “FairSearch” initiative of 17 companies – which includes Microsoft, Nokia, and Oracle -claims Google is acting unfairly by giving away its Android operating system to mobile device companies on the condition that the online giant’s own software applications like YouTube and Google Maps are installed and prominently displayed.