TheEuropeanCommissionarguesthatbypromotingitsownbusinessandbanishingothersearchWebsitesaroundthefourthpageoffsearchresults, whatGoogleisdoingisredenyinganyoneelse a chancetocompeteanddenyingconsumerswithwhatitcalls a genuinechoice. 12
Theyousaidthatwasunfairandfindthecompany $2.7 billion a recordAtthetime, Googlesaiditdisagreedandthatittriedtoshowadsinwaysthathelpedbuyersandsellers. 13
Butthenanotherfinecamelastsummer. 14
TheyouorderedGoogletopay $5 billion a newrecordamountforrequiringandpayingsmartphonemakerstoinstallGoogleapplicationsonphonesbeforetheyweresoldandforpreventingmakersfromsellingphonesthatranonalternativeversionsofAndroid, Google's operatingsystem. 15
Cyclone e Dayslammedintosomelatelastweek, cuttingacrosscountriesanddevastatingentirecitiesbear a cityofhalf a 1,000,000 inMozambiqueintheepicenterofthestorm. 37
Aidagenciessay 90% ofitisunderwater. 38
Thecyclonesslammedintothecitywithwindsofupto 175 kilometers, or 110 milesanhour, destroyinghospitals, homesandkillingandtoldsomehelpisalreadythere. 39