Google fined €4.34 billion for illegal practices regarding Android mobile devices

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On 18 July, 2018, the European Commission fined Google a record €4.3 billion fine for imposing restrictions on Android device makers and mobile network operators. It must now put an end to this conduct within 90 days or face penalty payments. The commission’s Directorate-General for Competition formally launched the investigation in 2015, after receiving several…

THE COMMISSION FILES A STATEMENT OF OBJECTIONS AGAINST GOOGLE OVER ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM AND APPLICATIONS

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According to the preliminary view of the European Commission expressed on 20 April, Google has violated EU competition law by imposing restrictions on Android device manufacturers and mobile network operators. The Statement of Objections addressed to Google and to its parent company, Alphabet, specified that Google’s strategy concerning mobile devices has aimed to strengthen and…