European Commission launched anti-trust investigation nearly two years ago . The probe is focused on whether Google has abused its dominance in the search engine market by favoring its own shopping service and other services over those of rivals. Specifically , Intel used illegal anti-competitive practices to exclude essentially its only competitor , and that reduced consumer choice -- and the whole story is about consumers . '' Commissioner : Fine is the largest ever imposed by European Commission . NEW : Intel : CEO says it takes strong exception to the ruling , will appeal .
European Commission launched anti-trust investigation nearly two years ago . The probe is focused on whether Google has abused its dominance in the search engine market by favoring its own shopping service and other services over those of rivals. Commissioner : Fine is the largest ever imposed by European Commission . NEW : Intel : CEO says it takes strong exception to the ruling , will appeal .