Google is finally addressing the antitrust charges leveled at it by the European Union, blaming miscommunication and cultural differences between the U.S. and Europe.

"We don’t always get it right," Google's European head, Matt Brittin, told Politico. "We understand that people [in Europe] are not the same in their attitudes to everything as people in America."

Brittin blames the problem on Google not having enough employees at its launch in Europe to understand the culture and potential objections, but he's still dismissive of the charges against the company:

"There is no evidence that consumers have been harmed here, and actually no evidence that complainants have been harmed.”

In April, after a five-year probe, the EU formally accused Google of illegal and monopolistic search practices, accusing the company of lowering the search rank of rival firms and prominently featuring its Google Shopping service. The EU also started an investigation into Google’s Android operating system.

By: DocMemory
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