Google slapped $6.8 million penalty over Android monopoly by Russian antitrust body
Google has been slapped a penalty of RUB 438 million, which amounts to Rs.45 crores ($6.8 Million) by Russia's antitrust authority.Google was found guilty of abusing the market by forcing Android smartphone manufacturers to install its search engine on the devices.
Google fined R90 million for pre-installing Android apps
Google has received a $6.75 million anti-trust fine in Russia for requiring phone manufacturers to pre-install its apps on Android mobile devices, reports The Verge.The same lawsuit is currently ongoing in the EU, "accusing the company of abusing its dominant position in the market by forcing manufacturers to preinstall its services on Android devices".The result may not go the same way in Europe, as popular search engine Yandex was the main driving force for the suit in Russia.
Russia fines Google $6.8 million over antitrust violations on Android
Another day, another antitrust headache for Google.The Californian search giant has been hit with a $6.8 million fine in Russia over its Android mobile operating system, Ars Technica reported on Thursday.Google, by allegedly forcing smartphone manufacturers to install Google Search and not pre-loading rival apps, violated competition rules, the Federation Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) ruled.
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