The European Union Antitrest Fines against Google’s record Eur 4.1 billion ($ 4.7 billion) was a shock after a advisory of the top court of the block that the regulators were right to punish the American veteran to misuse the market power of Android.
Judicial General Julian Cocot of the European Union Court said in a non-negotiable opinion that Google’s The appeal should fail as the legal arguments were put forward by the American tech veterans.
“Google placed a prominent place in many markets Android The ecosystem and thus benefited from network effects that enable it to enable it that users are used Google search“Kokot said.” As a result, Google gained access to data that enabled it in turn to improve its service. ,
Bloc’s top court often focuses on the opinion of its advisors in its final rules, usually in several months.
Google said it is disappointed with opinion and if the top court of the block eventually follows, will discourage the ruling investment and damage Android users.
The European Commission refused to comment.
In 2022, the European Union General Court fined Android before it was slightly reduced – which was originally EUR 4.3 billion (about Rs 42,890 crore) – to target a large technique among the European Union punishments, which instigated the AA struggle with the US President Donald Trump.
The Android Case was one of the four who formed the center of the efforts of Westerian, the leading guidance of the European Union competition to crack the growing power of large technology companies.
Before Spanish Socialist Teresa Ribra replaced the European Union’s Antitrest Commissioner, Wester imposed a fine of over 8 billion (about Rs 79796 crore) on Google, also echoed on the suggestion of the US Justice Department that the advertising technology business of Google should also be broken – also a situation. Lining By Rebera.
Top decisions of the European Union’s top decisions can prove to be important for the future of Android Business Model – which has provided free software in exchange for the conditions imposed on mobile phone manufacturers.
Such contracts instigated the IRE of the Commission 2018When the Watchdog accused Alphabet Inc. accused Google of three different types of illegal behavior, which helped strengthen the dominance of his search engine, with a record fine.
First, it was said that Google was illegally forcing handset manufacturers to install the Google Search App and Chrome Browser as a condition to license their Play Store-Marketplaces for-Android apps.
Second, the European Union stated that Google paid some big manufacturers and operators on the condition that they particularly established the Google Khoj app.
Finally, the European Union stated that the Mountain View, California -based company, prevented the apps already established apps from running alternative versions of Android, which are not approved by Google.
Decision in lower general court in September 2022, judge Justified Most of the Commission’s arguments, but after deducting a fine from EUR 4.3 billion (about Rs 42,904 crore), the regulators did not provide enough evidence for specific abuses.
As a January hearing in the appeal against The decision, Google’s lawyers argued that the company’s success was due to innovation, not the brutal force, and the European Union “punished Google for its better ability, attraction and innovation.”
Away from traditional mistrust cases, Google has also found itself under intensive investigation through the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, which sets a strict railing on Big Tech behavior.
In March, Brussels-based executive Punishment Mountain view, the firm with California-California, allegedly in a warning to break the regulation in favor of in-house services in its huge search empire and app developers in a warning to offer steering consumers for offer outside their play store, which may lead to more penalty in the future.
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