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The Google exhibit building shows off a variety of devices with Google Assistant, including Android smartphones and Wear OS smartwatches during the CES tech show in 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption … Source link

A 3D printed Android mascot Bugdroid is seen in front of a Google logo in this illustration taken July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Google says Android exceptional success story of competition EU says Apple not a rival because of smaller market share Court verdict may come next year LUXEMBOURG, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google on Monday criticised EU antitrust regulators for ignoring rival Apple (AAPL.O) as it launched a bid to get Europe’s… Source link

In India, a team of antitrust researchers accused the company of abusing its dominance in the mobile phone operating system market, leading to a formal investigation by the nation’s competition commission. The case hinged, in large part, on certain legal agreements that Google required manufacturers to sign before they could install widely used apps like Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube, according to a case file dated April 2019. Source link

Google is appealing the more than half a billion dollar fine it got slapped with by France’s competition authority in July. The penalty relates to the adtech giant’s approach toward paying news publishers for content reuse. In a statement today, Sebastien Missoffe, a Google France VP and country manager, characterized the fine as “disproportionate” — claiming that the $592M penalty is not justified in light of Google’s “efforts” to cut a deal with news publishers and… Source link

PARIS (AP) — Google is appealing a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine issued by French regulators over its handling of negotiations with publishers in a dispute over copyright. The dispute is part of a larger battle by authorities in Europe and elsewhere to force Google and other tech companies to compensate publishers for content. “We disagree with a number of legal elements, and believe that the fine is disproportionate to our efforts to reach an agreement and comply with the new… Source link

The Google logo displayed on a smartphone with several newspaper front pages pictured in the background. Hakan Nural | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Google said on Wednesday it was appealing against a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine imposed by France’s antitrust watchdog in July over a dispute with local media about paying for news content. The fine came amid increasing international pressure on online platforms such as Google, part of Alphabet Inc, and Facebook to share more of the… Source link

The regulator said in a statement on Tuesday that Google (GOOGL) had disregarded several injunctions related to the tech company’s negotiations with French news publishers. Google was fined €500 million ($592 million) over its failure to comply. If the search giant does not present compensation offers to publishers within the next two months, it faces additional penalties of up to €900,000 ($1.1 million) per day. “When the regulator imposes obligations for a company, it must comply… Source link

The regulator said in a statement on Tuesday that Google (GOOGL) had disregarded several injunctions related to the tech company’s negotiations with French news publishers. Google was fined €500 million ($592 million) over its failure to comply. If the search giant does not present compensation offers to publishers within the next two months, it faces additional penalties of up to €900,000 ($1.1 million) per day. “When the regulator imposes obligations for a company, it must comply… Source link

A 3D-printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo BRUSSELS, July 12 (Reuters) – Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google will seek to overturn a record 4.34-billion-euro ($5.15 billion) EU antitrust fine at a five-day hearing in September at Europe’s second-highest court, people familiar with the matter said. The European Commission in its 2018 decision said Google had used its popular Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals,… Source link

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet unit Google will seek to overturn a record 4.34-billion-euro ($5.15 billion) EU antitrust fine at a five-day hearing in September at Europe’s second-highest court, people familiar with the matter said. The European Commission in its 2018 decision said Google had used its popular Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals, an… Source link