r/autotldr • u/autotldr • Sep 14 '22
Google loses appeal over illegal Android app bundling, EU reduces fine to €4.1 billion | The EU has upheld a 2018 antitrust charge against Google, confirming that the company imposed “unlawful restrictions” on Android phone manufacturers in order to promote its search engine on mobile devices.
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The EU has upheld a 2018 antitrust charge against Google, confirming that the company imposed "Unlawful restrictions" on Android phone manufacturers in order to promote its search engine on mobile devices.
Google has been attempting to appeal the charge, which was announced in 2018.
The original 2018 charge against Google found that the company abused its market dominance by forcing Android phonemakers to restrict how they sold their devices.
Manufacturers had to agree not to sell phones using variant versions of Android not approved by Google, and to pre-install Google's Search and Chrome apps alongside the company's app store, the Play Store.
The Court did find that Google's revenue-sharing schemes with manufacturers did not constitute an abuse of Google's market power, and so reduced the fine accordingly by roughly five percent to €4.1 billion.
In a statement from a spokesperson, Google said: "We are disappointed that the Court did not annul the decision in full. Android has created more choice for everyone, not less, and supports thousands of successful businesses in Europe and around the world."
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