EU wants to divide and conquer Google

The European Parliament on Thursday voted to break up Google, Reuters reports. The motion against Google, which already has its fair share of legal troubles in the EU, was “overwhelmingly backed” — 384 votes for and 174 against — although it’s not exactly clear what that means for the giant corporation’s search business. FROM EARLIER: The iPhone 6 might be low-res, but Apple’s highest-resolution device ever is coming soon The EU apparently wants to break Google’s monopoly on search in the region, but also find ways for U.S.-based tech companies to avoid tax-dodging loopholes. Google basically owns search in the region, having a 90% share of the market, which prompted competitors to ask the EU to look into Google’s search-related

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