France Fines Google For Giving Maps Away Free

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on Monday February 06, 2012 @06:02AM

judgecorp writes "France has fined Google because its mapping service is deemed anti-competitive. Giving away maps free is unfair competition for local map firm Bottin Cartographes, a Paris court has found."
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Where will this slippery slope take us? (Score:2)

by ion9 (2568341) writes:

What’s next sue the church that runs a soup kitchen because it competes with the supermarket?

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Where will this slippery slope take us? (Score:2)