(Reuters) – The European Union accused Google of abusing the dominant position of its Android operating system for mobile devices, opening a second front against the US technology giant that could lead large fines.
the antitrust regulators in the European Union said that by asking mobile phone manufacturers pre-install Google Search and browser Google Chrome, the US firm is denying consumers a widest range of mobile applications and stagnating innovation.
Google already faces charges in the European Union by promoting its shopping service Internet searches at the expense of its rivals, in a case that drags since late 2010, despite three attempts to solve it.
for Google there is much at stake in the case of Android, since last year raised about 11,000 million dollars from advertising sales Android phones through applications like Maps, Search and Gmail, according to estimates by financial analyst Richard Windsor.
“a competitive industry of mobile Internet is increasingly important for consumers and businesses in Europe once” said in a statement the European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager.
“We believe that the behavior of Google denies consumers a wider range of mobile applications and services choice and prevent innovation by others operators, “he said.
Microsoft, the company that owns the search engine Explorer, declined to comment, while other providers, such as Mozilla, behind the Firefox browser, Apple, with its Safari browser, and Norway’s Opera were not immediately available for comment.
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