Article 3V3QY EU fines Android for $5 billion for Android antitrust violations

EU fines Android for $5 billion for Android antitrust violations

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donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)
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Update: here's the full press release. Here's the three main violations:

In particular, Google:has required manufacturers to pre-install the Google Search app and browser app (Chrome), as a condition for licensing Google's app store (the Play Store);made payments to certain large manufacturers and mobile network operators on condition that they exclusively pre-installed the Google Search app on their devices; andhas prevented manufacturers wishing to pre-install Google apps from selling even a single smart mobile device running on alternative versions of Android that were not approved by Google (so-called "Android forks").
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