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You might like that Google Maps is free, but a French court says it's actually anticompetitive.
A Paris Court earlier this week ordered Google France and its parent company Google to pay plaintiff Bottin Cartographes 500,000 euros (about $660,000) for providing its free mapping services to businesses across the country. The court also required Google to pay a 15,000 euro fine for its practice.
Acceptance of French court that such 'free' service aims to drive competition out of business also means it is aimed at creation of a monopoly as well (but that is just my opinion).
A Paris Court earlier this week ordered Google France and its parent company Google to pay plaintiff Bottin Cartographes 500,000 euros (about $660,000) for providing its free mapping services to businesses across the country. The court also required Google to pay a 15,000 euro fine for its practice.
Acceptance of French court that such 'free' service aims to drive competition out of business also means it is aimed at creation of a monopoly as well (but that is just my opinion).
