NHN Corp. and Daum Communications Corp., operators of South Korea’s two largest Internet search sites, said they filed complaints against Google Inc. with the country’s antitrust regulator for unfair practices.Google has blocked South Korea’s mobile-phone operators and smartphone manufacturers from embedding search engines from its competitors in devices using its Android software, the Korean companies said today in statements regarding their complaints to the Fair Trade Commission.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-15/nhn-files-complaints-against-google-to-south-korean-regulator.htmlAlso see:2 Korean Search Engines File a Complaint Against Google
The two biggest Internet search engines in South Korea filed a complaint on Friday with the Fair Trade Commission, charging that Google was blocking the installation of their services on smartphones preloaded with Google’s Android operating system.The NHN Corporation, which owns Naver, the largest search portal, and Daum, the No. 2 portal, asked South Korea’s trade commission to investigate whether Google had improperly maneuvered to have Android preinstalled on most smartphones being sold in the country.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/technology/16google.htmlGoogle Faces Antitrust Complaints in Korea on Android Popularity
Google Inc., the largest Internet- search company, is facing antitrust complaints in South Korea as mobile phones using its Android software gain dominance, adding to global scrutiny of the company’s businesses.NHN Corp. and Daum Communications Corp., operators of South Korea’s two largest Internet search sites, said in statements today they filed complaints against Google with the country’s Fair Trade Commission for blocking local phone carriers and manufacturers from embedding their search applications in devices using the Android operating system.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-15/nhn-files-complaints-against-google-to-south-korean-regulator.html
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-LJO6KF6KLVRC01-33CPCEPBQHA5BRO3M8JMP158OUS.Korean portals file competition complaint against Google
South Korea’s top internet portals filed a complaint on Friday with antitrust regulators against Google Inc, alleging the search giant was unfairly stifling competition in the domestic mobile internet search market.The move comes after Microsoft Corp filed a similar complaint against the world’s top internet firm with European Commission regulators last month.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/15/idINIndia-56348220110415
South Korean Web-Search Companies File Antitrust Complaints Against Google
NHN Corp. and Daum Communications Corp., operators of South Korea’s two largest Internet search sites, said they filed complaints against Google Inc. with the country’s antitrust regulator for unfair practices.