Google he lost most of the first round of the fight overturn the record $4,3 billion fine originally imposed on it by the European Union.
It was started by the head of the EU's antitrust authority, Margrethe Vestager, who had the sensitivity to highlight the issue.
Judges upheld the vast majority of the European Commission's arguments, but reduced the penalty to €4,1 billion after finding errors in some of the regulator's analysis but also why Google's right to a fair hearing had been partially violated.
"The General Court largely confirms the Commission's decision that Google imposed unlawful restrictions on Android mobile device manufacturers and mobile network providers in order to consolidate its dominant position machineof her search," the Luxembourg-based EU court said in a statement.
The Android case is one of three decisions that have been central to Vestager's bid to rein in her growing dominance companys from Silicon Valley. It has already fined its Google A with more than 8 billion euros and has since opened new inquiries for the company's suspicious behaviors with digital advertising.
