Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Google refused to accept the EU's anti-monopoly fine of 5 billion US dollars, has appealed

Google EU's anti-monopoly fine


CHINA WHISPER AND NEWS October 10, according to Reuters reported that three months ago the EU anti-monopoly regulators because of Google's Android operating system to block competitors, it opened a record 4.34 billion euros (about 5 billion US dollars ) fine. Google filed an appeal against the fine on Tuesday. Google refused to accept the EU's anti-monopoly fine of 5 billion US dollars, has appealed


Google refused to accept the EU's anti-monopoly fine of 5 billion US dollars, has appealed

Google said in an email: "We have appealed the judgment of the European Union's ordinary court." Google previously announced that it would appeal to Luxembourg's second highest court in Luxembourg. Google also mentioned the information provided by Sundar Pichai, the CEO of the day in July, in which the main content said that Android has provided consumers with more choices than less.

The European Commission said in its July decision that Google has abused its dominant market position since 2011. Android systems that manufacturers can install for free now account for about 80% of the world's smartphones. The EU market competition regulator said that Google’s illegal behavior included forcing manufacturers to pre-install Google search engine, Chrome browser and Google Play app store on their phones.

The EU antitrust division said that Google also paid for the way manufacturers only pre-install Google search and prevent them from using rival Android systems. This complicated case may take several years to finalize the dust. The final appeal may be pronounced in the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Justice, but this is only a legal decision.
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