The head of affairs competence of the European Union, which has already accused Google to favor Internet searches to your own shopping service, said on Monday it was now reviewing its agreements with manufacturers and mobile operators.
the statements Commissioner European Competition Margrethe Vestager, occur after a yearlong investigation on Android, the most popular operating system in the world for smartphones, at the request two complaints.
a decision on shopping service Google could be announced this year. As in the case of Android, it could lead to a fine of up to 7,400 million dollars or 10 percent of revenue from Google in 2015 and forcing the giant Internet search to change their practices business.
Vestager said large companies should not try to protect themselves holding back innovation.
“so we are looking closely contracts Google with handset manufacturers and operators that use the Android operating system, “he said at a conference organized by the authority of Dutch Competition.
” Our concern is that, by requiring phone makers and operators preloading a set of applications Google , rather than let them decide for themselves what applications load, Google you could have cut one of the main ways in which new applications can reach customers, “Vestager said.
the Commission said last year that it was also investigating whether Google had prevented manufacturers of smartphones and tablets to develop and market versions of Android modified that could have led to competition .
Another concern was that Google have hindered the development and market access applications and rival services to package applications and services distributed on Android devices with other Google products illegally .
(Source: Reuters)
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