Earlier this week, it was said that Google was about to receive the highest fine ever set by the EU. The company is accused of using Android to impose restrictions on other manufacturers and thereby strengthen the dominant position of its search engine in the market. This is illegal in Europe and the American company is seeking to establish a monopoly.
EU fines Google €4.343 billion for Android
After weeks of fines, the amount of the fine has finally been revealed. Google will have to pay 4.343 billion euros, the largest fine ever set in the European Union. Although the American company has already announced that they will appeal.
Google fined for Android
According to the company, Android is a system that has created many more options for everyone, including manufacturers and consumers. For this reason, they disagree with the decision taken by the European Commission. And they announce that they are going to appeal this ruling. So this story doesn’t look like it’s going to end anytime soon, as we’ll have to wait and see.
But the announcement of this fine to Google has been awaited for weeks. On more than one occasion the European Commission has stated that it considers many of the company’s practices illegal. This is reflected in this fine of over 4 billion euros.
Now that the company has appealed the fine, it is not known how long it will take until a new verdict is reached. It’ll probably take a few months. So we’re getting more news on this. What do you think about this fine?