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India fines Google $113 mn for ‘unfair’ payment system
26Oct By adminNo Comments
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India fines Google $113 mn for ‘unfair’ payment system

[ad_1] India's antitrust watchdog fined Google $113 million for "unfair" payment policies. India's antitrust watchdog fined Google $113 million on Tuesday for "unfair" payment policies, a week after hitting the tech behemoth with an even bigger financial penalty for abusing its market dominance. The California-based company's Android mobile operating system is by far the dominant player in India and runs on 95 percent of all the country's smartphones, according to research agency Counterpoint. Independent developers distribute their own software on Android through the company's app store, Google Play, but must use Google's billing system to collect revenue from consumers. This policy amounts to an "unfair condition on app developers", the Competition Commission of India (CCI) s...
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Shocking! India slaps heavy fine on Google over Android platform abuse
21Oct By adminNo Comments
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Shocking! India slaps heavy fine on Google over Android platform abuse

[ad_1] The Competition Commission of India has just slapped a huge fine on Google for its anti-competitive practices related to Android devices. In a shocking development, Google has been fined by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for anti-competitive practices and Android platform abuse. CCI is India' top watchdog which acts as a competition regulator. CCI tweeted, “CCI imposes monetary penalty of Rs. 1337.76 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android Mobile device ecosystem.” Although Android OS is based on an open-source platform, Google manages Android-related applications and all other proprietary software. Original equipment manufacturers use Google's OS across all their devices by entering an agreement with Google such as the ...
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