A group of companies led by Microsoft have called on the European Commission to launch an anti-trust investigation into Google's dominance of Internet usage on mobile devices. The US company is already under investigation by Brussels for practices related to its dominance of the online search and advertising markets.

The new complaint comes from the "FairSearch" initiative of 17 companies, including Microsoft, Nokia, and Oracle. Google's Android operating system is free. But the company requires device makers to bundle an entire suite of services to get just one or two "must-have" apps, such as Google Maps and YouTube.

The groups claims this is unfair. Google does allow smartphone and tablet makers to sculpt Android to serve their own needs. In some instances, that has led to Android modifications that exclude Google’s services.

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