In 2011, Microsoft filed a complaint with the European Commission accusing Google of taking steps to monopolize the Internet search engine business. Microsoft's primary complaint was that
A) Google is the only Internet search engine available to Windows operating system users.
B) the European Union contracts exclusively with Google for its Internet search engine use.
C) Google was using its dominant position as an Internet search engine to exclude competitors.
D) Google owns the Internet advertising companies that pay for ads on search engine sites, and has prohibited ads from being sold to competitors.

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Microsoft's complaint was that Google was using its dominant position as an Internet search engine to exclude competitors. This includes preferential treatment of its own services and content over others, as well as making it more difficult for competing search engines to access Google's search index and advertising platform.

In 2011, Microsoft Filed a Complaint with the European Commission