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Google is in hot water in Europe over Android.
On Wednesday moing the European Union's competition commissioner aounced that she is charging the search and software giant over unfair business practices, following a lengthy probe into preloaded apps on its Android operating system.
"Google has abused its dominant position" and "imposes unjustified restrictions and conditions on manufacturers of devices," said the commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, as she aounced the charges in a press conference in Brussels.
The Commission has sent a statement of objection to Google explaining how it has breached EU competition law. Google will now have 12 weeks to respond. The charges could have significant repercussions on how the company's smartphone business operates in Europe, forcing it to give phone manufacturers more say on what apps come preinstalled on Android phones.
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is determined to put consumers ahead of big companies.
Thierry Troel/CorbisPhones that run on Google's Android software come straight out of the box with a defined set of Google services such as a browser, search tool and maps app. The fact that the phones are ready to go from the start obviously has its benefits to consumers, but the EU has decided that these do not outweigh the problems it causes.
With services preinstalled, consumers often do not feel the need to seek out alteatives and phone manufacturers and networks are not allowed to suggest them. Conditions that give priority to the Chrome browser and Google Search are written into manufacturer contracts and the company also offers financial incentives for the exclusive preinstallation of other Google services.
Vestager outlined her specific conces that Google's dominance could be stifling iovation at the expense of the blossoming of new businesses and meeting consumers' needs. "It is one of my priorities to make sure consumers enjoy a wide range of platforms, products and services," she said.
Google posted a blog post on Tuesday in response to the charges, outlining "Android's open model of iovation."
"Android has helped foster a remarkable -- and, importantly, sustainable -- ecosystem, based on open-source software and open iovation," said Kent Walker, the company's senior vice president and general counsel. "We look forward to working with the European Commission to demonstrate that Android is good for competition and good for consumers."
This is not the first antitrust case Google has had to face in Europe. It previously had to change how its own shopping services appeared in search results after another antitrust probe found that it was giving its own services preferential treatment.
Google fought back and resisted significant change. It has taken multiple objections from the EU for the case to be concluded and discussions are still ongoing.
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