Google filed an appeal on Tuesday against the €4,34 billion it must pay for violating European Union antitrust regulations. Unions, as CNET announced.
In July we passed, the European Commission fined Google for the company's restrictions on Android device manufacturers and network operators. The imposition of restrictions was aimed at “consolidating the company's dominant position in its search Internet. "
In particular, the European Commission announced that the case concerned three types of restrictions imposed by Google:
- Require manufacturers to pre-install the Google Search app and Chrome as a precondition for licensing the Google Play Store.
- Making payments to some major manufacturers and mobile operators, provided they pre-install the Google Search application
- Prevent manufacturers who wanted to pre-install Google apps on any Android mobile device running Android smart forks.
In response to the accusations, the CEO of Google Sundar Pichai posted an article on the company's blog in July titled “Android has created more options, not fewer,” or in English: “Android has created more choice, not less."
Let's say that Google is already facing another European Commission decision. Last year, the Commission imposed on the company a fine of 2,4 billion because it is unfair with its purchasing department.
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