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Google Denies Android Breaks Competition Rules

Ebo Hinson by Ebo Hinson
November 11, 2016 - Updated on October 1, 2020
in Lifestyle
Google android competition rules

Google has denied that the way it runs its Operating System, Android, is anti-competitive hence, breaking competition rules.

In 2015, the European Commission said it would investigate whether Google “abused its dominant position” and “hindered the development” of rivals.

Google however argued that rather than hurting its competition, Android was a flexible platform and expanded it.


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The European Commission told the BBC it would carefully consider Google’s response before making a decision.

The Android operating system is open source, with a majority of the code available for device manufacturers to take, modify and use for free.

Companies are free to take the code and develop it into their own operating system – shopping giant Amazon has done so with its Fire OS.

However, manufacturers must negotiate with Google if they wish to add Google Mobile Services (GMS), which include the popular Google Play app store, Chrome web browser and Google Search app.

The European Commission is investigating whether Google:

  • gave incentives to manufacturers to exclusively pre-install Google apps and services on devices
  • barred manufacturers from using modified or “forked” Android code if they wanted access to Google services on some of their devices
  • bundled apps and services with other Google products

Google faces a fine and could be required to change its practices if it is found guilty.

Antitrust rules

The search giant has not denied offering phone-makers incentives to exclusively pre-install Google apps, or that it offers Search, Chrome and the Play app store as a bundle.

But it argued:

  • manufacturers were never “obliged to pre-load any Google apps on an Android phone”
  • while anybody could “fork” Android to make their own OS, its “voluntary compatibility agreements” helped reduce the spread of incompatible devices
  • bundling Search, Chrome and Play allowed it to offer its suite of apps for free as opposed to charging phone-makers a fee, reducing costs for consumers

“We do offer manufacturers a suite of apps so that when you buy a new phone, you can access a familiar set of basic services,” the company said in a blog.

“Android’s competitors – including Apple’s iPhone and Microsoft’s Windows phone – not only do the same, but they allow much less choice in the apps that come with their phones.”

In April, Ms Vestager indicated that she believed Google had broken antitrust rules.

“Based on our investigation thus far, we believe that Google’s behaviour denies consumers a wider choice of mobile apps and services and stands in the way of innovation by other players,” she said.

FairSearch Europe – one of the organisations to have complained about Google’s behaviour – said the company’s response was “disingenuous”.

“The European Commission’s case against Google is vital for consumers, because four out of five smartphones sold today run on Android,” it said in a statement.

The European Commission did not indicate how long it would take to reach a decision.

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