EU says Google abused mobile app market with Andriod
The European Union is expanding its battle with Google, alleging that the technology giant is rigging the global market for mobile apps by making sure its Android operating system gives preferential treatment to its own products, the Associated Press reports. Ref. USAToday.
Google fined $5 billion by EU and told to alter Android model. Google was fined $5 billion by the European Union and ordered to change the way it puts search and web browser apps on Android mobile devices, setting a global record for antitrust penalties. Source 1b.