South Korea fines Google, allows Android forks

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday Google's contract terms with device makers amounted to an abuse of its dominant market position that restricted competition in the mobile OS market.

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Under the AFA, manufacturers could not equip their handsets with modified versions of Android, known as Android forks". That has helped Google cement its market dominance in the mobile OS market, the KFTC said.

Under the ruling, Google is banned from forcing device makers to sign AFA contracts, allowing manufacturers to adopt modified versions of Android OS on their devices.

Good. This particular kind of paper restrictions need to die in a fire.