Don’t expect Google to take Brussels attack lying down: opinion

The stand of US technology internet-related services and products Google is pictured at the Viva Technology event, on June 15, 2017 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND GUAY

The EU has thrown down its gauntlet before Google, saying the search giant has abused its market dominance by giving unfair advantage to its own services. 

It's a verdict with implications far beyond this specific probe of the online shopping market. It's in Google parent Alphabet Inc's interest to fight.