3 illegal tactics used by Google, and for which he must now pay a record fine Telegraph

Google was sentenced to a record 4.3 billion euros because of its dominant market position.

The company used three specific tactics to maintain a monopoly, which is completely illegal:

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1. Google asks to the manufacturer to install his browser and search for apps he wants to access the Google App Store

Photo: Pixabay.com/Google has used several tactics to maintain his monopoly position

Authorities Europeans claim that this constraint is hard to overcome, people are more likely to use all the applications provided with the phone and that is why they are significantly less likely to download some competing applications.

To further illustrate this point, members of the European Commission said that in 2016, 95% of more than 75% of Windows mobile device research was done with the Internet. search engine help Bing, Windows.

In addition, phone manufacturers said that Google's App Store is one of the main things buyers expect to have on the phone, especially since I do not can not install it legally by myself.

2. Google pays manufacturers to install Google search on their phones

The company paid some manufacturers and phone operators when their Google search equipment was installed by default.

This is a problem because the competition simply does not have as much financial power. maybe exceed his offer.

Google started this practice in 2011, but slowly began to retreat after several years of becoming aware of being under the radar of the commission.

3. Google prevents Android users from selling devices that use alternative versions of its operating system

Photo: Pixabay.com/Google is under the radar of the EU for some time

The company has blocked all manufacturers who were trying to sell alternative devices

For someone to pre-install Google apps on their devices, she must be forced not to develop or sell devices running with alternative versions of Android.

(Telegraf .rs)

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