The European Commission announced during this day that he will file a complaint for antitrust practices against the company Google because of the way he thought Android and delivers it in smartphones sold on the European continent by various Android terminal manufacturers.
According to those from the European Commission, in Android those of the Google illegally prioritizes its own services over competing ones, actions of this kind being contrary to European legislation, so Google could finally be fined and forced to give up its practices.
Following an investigation that lasted 1 year, EC representatives claim that Google abused the dominant position it had on the market to force Android terminal manufacturers to force users to use Google services in smartphones or tablets, they being set as predefined in the devices.
Because of these abusive licensing clauses, those from the EU claim that Google has created a monopoly for certain services and inhibited competition from developing, and now it may have to change its practices so that Android terminals can still be sold in Europe.
Google Search pre-installed and set as the default, or exclusive, search service on most Android devices sold in Europe. Our preliminary view is that Google has abused its dominant position. If a manufacturer wishes to pre-install Google proprietary apps, Google requires it to enter into an 'Anti-Fragmentation Agreement' that commits it not to sell devices running on Android forks.
The practices of those from Google have been known for years and years, but the EU has only now thought of solving the problem of how the company Google licenses the Android operating system for its partners, but changing the licensing obligations is only part of the problem.
Those from the EU can impose fines of up to 7 billion dollars against Google for its practices, and the battle will be taken to the European Court of Justice, where Google will have the opportunity to prove its innocence.
