Google hit with record €4.3bn fine from European regulators over Android operating system
Google has been handed a colossal €4.34 billion (£3.8bn) fine by the European Commission for placing restrictions on how its Android operating system can be used. The fine is the largest ever issued by the European Commission in an antitrust case and will surpass the €2.42bn penalty issued to the Silicon Valley firm last year. Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager issued the fine for three "illegal restrictions" on how Android is used. "It has cemented the dominance of its search engine," Vestager tweeted. She continued to say Google has been "denying rivals a chance to innovate and compete on the merits." The fine is based on the fundamentals of how Google's Android operating system operates. There are more than two billion Android devices – including phones, tablets, and watches – being used around the world every month. Android's code is open-source, meaning it can be tweaked and edited by device manufacturers. However, it isn...
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