Google Apps should cost up to $ 40

Brussels / San FranciscoAccording to an insider, Google's new licensing model, announced under the EU's antitrust fine, requires Android hardware manufacturers to pay up to $ 40 per device for apps from the Internet giant. However, discounts are also provided, said the person familiar with the plans on Friday. So the fees could go down to $ 2.50. Depending on the size of the device and the country. In most cases, you would probably have to pay the $ 20. Google had announced Tuesday that fees should apply from October 29 on any new model of smartphone or tablet offered in the European Economic Area with the Android operating system of the market.

The European Commission had sentenced Google in July to a record fine of 4.3 billion euros. She accused the US group, smartphone manufacturers make ineligible rules for the use of its Android operating system and require, for example, to preinstall certain Google applications.