Read more problems for Google: The Financial Times they mention that the EU antitrust investigation for Android is over and the fine is due to be announced in July. The European Commission is investigating Google's Android, after receiving complaints from competitors stating that Google is handling its dominance over smartphones.
Google has been accused of restricting access to Google Play Store, unless phone makers use Google Search and the Chrome app, a practice that potentially violates EU antitrust rules.
Google is also reportedly blocking phone makers from creating devices running serial versions of Android as part of a deal against fragmentation.
According to FT information, the fine is expected to be announced next month, but for now no one knows the exact amount. The EU could impose a fine on Google up to 11 billions of dollars, a percentage of 10% of Alphabet's annual turnover (the parent company of Google).
It's probably unlikely Google will pay a fine of 11 billion dollars, but if it's a little over 2,7 billions of dollars we'll have a new record. The company has already imposed a fine of $ 2,7 billion (2017) from the European Commission again for violations of antitrust laws. The EU has accused Google of downgrading its opponents and promoting only its own services in search results.
Google's previous fine did not make major changes to the company, but Android's case could be very different.
Google has been accused of linking the search engine to Android and the European Commission could force the company to make changes to this practice.
Google could live up to the experience of Microsoft, which the EU has been watching for years to ensure it complies with the changes required by law.
Microsoft has had a standoff with the EU that has lasted more than 10 years. Microsoft was blamed for its association Windows Media Player with Windows and the EU forced it to pull the app, so its competitors have a chance.
Initially Microsoft created a special version of Windows for Europe without the app, but the EU did not stop. He blamed Microsoft for the program's association browsing Internet Explore with Windows and forced the company to display a display of non-Microsoft browsers in an effort to improve competition.
EU changes helped promote alternative browsers, such as Firefox and Chrome, directly into Windows.
If the EU forces Google to make similar changes to Android, it will be much more of a problem than the fine to be announced in July. Microsoft, under EU supervision, had to think very seriously about its next business decisions. Next month we will see if Google is the same.
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