Alphabet Inc (GOOGL): Google Fined $6.75 Million By Russia For Pre-Installing Apps On Android
Published By: Ken Bock on August 12, 2016 09:04 am ESTTech giant Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has been fined $6.75 million in Russia reagarding an antitrust clause that lets smartphones manufacturers pre-install apps on their devices.Android devices are by far the most used devices in Russia and this led local search engine rival, Yandex, to file a complaint against Google for abusing its position.The fine, however, is a small amount for Google, as Recode reports that the search engine giant makes more money than that in an hour.
Russia fines Google $6.75 million for Android antitrust violations
Google has been fined more than £5 million (438 million rubles, $6.8 million) and told to slacken limits it places on device makers by Russian authorities who found that the search and ad giant had breached competition rules with its Android mobile operating system.On Thursday, the country's Federation Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) said that Google forced mobile phone manufacturers to include Google search on the home screen of all Android devices and bundling other services with Google Play, while preventing manufacturers from pre-installing competing services.The case was opened in February 2014, when one of those rivals, Yandex, filed an official complaint against Google.
Russia Fines Google $6.75 Million over Pre-Installed Android Apps
Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined Google Inc. $6.75 million for violating antitrust rules on tablets and mobile phones.This comes as a result of the complaint Yandex NV filed last year.In 2015, Russia's local search engine Yandex filed a complaint against Google at FAS.
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