The Federal Trade Commission announced this week that it has concluded its probe into anti-competitive actions by Google and Microsoft executives are not pleased with the FCC’s choice.

A blog post by Microsoft Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Dave Heiner says the FCC’s choice is “troubling” and “unusual” and that the agency erred when it did not force Google to submit to a document that would have enforced consequences on the search giant if it reverted to its old ways.

In his post Heiner writes:

“We are puzzled and concerned that the FTC did not adhere to its regular practice in exercising due diligence by obtaining feedback from the industry on the particular terms of Google’s promise prior to accepting it as a suitable resolution of this matter.”

Typically when a probe of this caliber is launched FTC officials ask sector authorities to chime in on the impacts of a company’s actions. By receiving enterprise expertise from other company’s in the business the FTC is then able to develop a baseline for greatest practices.

Heiner additional laments:

“Google promised the standards community that it would make its standard essential patents available to all firms on fair, sensible and nondiscriminatory terms. But then Google sought exorbitant royalties from firms implementing market requirements â€" rates as high as a thousand instances these charged by other individuals with bigger patent portfolios reading on the very same standards.”

Microsoft’s complaint comes one particular day right after the the company blamed Google for not providing the assistance Microsoft needs to develop a greater YouTube app for Windows Phone based devices.

Google for its portion has ignored Microsoft’s whining, picking as an alternative to focus on its own items while functioning with Apple and Google Android platforms in place of Windows Phone options.

Do you think the FTC failed to effectively punish Google for its anti-competitive market place measures?

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