Welcome to the real world. This sort of gov't/regulatory actions, or bias, against foreign companies is nothing new and manifest in different shapes and colors

Welcome to the real world. This sort of gov't/regulatory actions, or bias, against foreign companies is nothing new and manifest in different shapes and colors. Do you remember when the Obama administration reversed a foreign company's win (Samsung) at ITC against a domestic company (Apple) in the name of "public interest." I fully supported Obama's decision to do so to protect domestic companies against foreign ones. The EU likewise has every right to trouble anyone who doesn't comply with their rules or suck up to their liking. Now in all seriousness, I don't think there are too many direct competitors to Google in EU who would benefit from this "protectionism." Except for maybe Opera? Like others have pointed out, most of these anti-trust investigation are instigated by their competitors, not by zealous nationalists or protectionists.