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Can regulators ever really tame the tech giants? The European Union has long been at odds with America’s biggest companies, and a decade of antitrust actions has yielded some significant victories. Here are the top 10 most notable cases: 1. Google’s search dominance (2013) ? The EU slapped Google with a $5 billion fine for unfairly favoring its own services in search results. 2. Microsoft’s browser bias (2007) ? Brussels forced Redmond to offer Windows users a choice of browsers, effectively ending Internet Explorer’s monopoly. 3. Qualcomm’s licensing fees (2018) ? The chipmaker agreed to change its business practices after the EU accused it of charging unfair royalties for its patents. 4. Intel’s anticompetitive marketing tactics (2009) ? The processor giant had to drop its aggressive marketing strategies, which stifled competition in the CPU market. 5. Google Shopping (2017) ? The search engine was forced to change how it displayed shopping results, preventing small e-commerce sites from being squeezed out by bigger competitors. 6. Apple’s iPhone contracts (2013) ? The EU ruled that Apple’s agreements with mobile carriers were anticompetitive and stifled innovation in the smartphone market. 7. Google Play Store policies (2020) ? Brussels forced Google to make changes to its app store rules, ensuring developers had more freedom to distribute their apps. 8. Amazon’s e-book pricing (2013) ? The EU fined Bezos’ company for allegedly colluding with five major publishers to set prices on e-books. 9. Facebook’s WhatsApp acquisition (2017) ? The social media giant was forced to abandon its plans to share user data between the messaging app and its main platform. 10. Google’s AdSense abuse (2008) ? Brussels fined Google $500 million for allowing some websites to use its advertising service in ways that breached EU consumer protection rules. Now, can the EU really tame these tech giants? That remains to be seen.