The EU wants Google to stop its alleged anticompetitive practices
Oct02
According to a 150 page complaint, the European Union’s antitrust regulators intend to order Google to stop paying financial incentives to device manufacturers in exchange for installing Google Search exclusively on their devices. In the complaint, the European Commission accuses Google of using its dominant position in the smartphone market to shut out rivals. It also states that intends to force Mountain View from offering discounts or payments to manufacturers in return for pre-installing the Google Play Store with Google Search. The Commission also intends to prevent Google from forcing device manufacturers from bundling its proprietary apps if this prevents them from…
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