Google has said that the order passed by India’s competition regulator — the Competition Commission of India (CCI) — against Android’s operating system policies will result in devices getting expensive in India and lead to proliferation of unchecked apps that will pose threats for individual and national security. The CCI’s order “strikes a blow” at the efforts to accelerate digital adoption in the country, Google said, adding that the order against Android that could have far… Source link
Read More »Google reiterates: CCI is ‘bad’ for Android smartphone users in India
Google recently approached the Supreme Court against the Rs 1,337 crore fine imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on the tech giant for misusing its dominant position in the Android ecosystem. The company has been arguing that the move by the antitrust watchdog will not only stall Android growth in India but also hurt consumers by endangering their device’s security. To further highlight its case, Google has listed how CCI order risks safety, affordability and more of the… Source link
Read More »CCI order would cause irreparable harm, Google tells SC; Ola stops lending through Avail Finance app
Last Wednesday, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) refused to halt a Competition Commission of India order that requires Google to make changes to its Android ecosystem. Now, the search giant has asked the Supreme Court to halt the order, saying it would cause “lasting and irreparable harm” to Google, device manufacturers, app developers, Indian consumers, and the wider economy. Also in this letter:■ Ola Financial stops lending through Avail Finance app■ Flipkart… Source link
Read More »google: CCI order will stall Android growth, Google tells SC
Google has said the Indian antitrust order against it may stall the growth of the Android ecosystem as the company will need to modify its existing contracts, introduce new license agreements, and alter existing arrangements with more than 1,100 device manufacturers and thousands of app developers. In an appeal before the Supreme Court, the search engine giant said the Competition Commission of India’s order asking it to make changes in the Android ecosystem would require the company to… Source link
Read More »NCLAT directs Google to pay 10% of Rs 1,337.76 cr CCI penalty
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday directed Google to pay 10 per cent of the Rs 1,337.76-crore penalty imposed on the tech giant by fair trade regulator CCI. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters A two-member bench, however, declined to grant any immediate stay the operations of Competition Commission of India (CCI) penalty and said it would pass any order after hearing out other parties. The appellate tribunal has issued notices to CCI and directed to list the matter on… Source link
Read More »CCI meets rival apps in Google Pay probe
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has started an investigation to check whether Google Pay (GPay) has abused its dominance of India’s digital payments market, executives at three payment firms aware of the discussions said. The market watchdog is holding face-to-face interviews with rival payment firms, including PhonePe and Paytm Payments Bank, as part of the probe, the executives said seeking anonymity. Through its meetings, CCI will seek to understand… Source link
Read More »CCI to probe if Google misuses reach to push its payments app
New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India has opened yet another antitrust case against Google, this time looking into the company’s payments app, Google Pay. The case alleges that Google unfairly promoted its own payments app via “prominent placement on the Play Store” and “imposing unfair terms on users by requiring them to use Google Pay which is not in compliance with the data localisation directive issued by Reserve Bank of India and the guidelines issued by NPCI”. … Source link
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