EU charges Google with abusing its Android dominance

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http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lkZidJDazPQTwoHsOgjsLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2016-04-20T093241Z_1006950001_LYNXNPEC3J0J4_RTROPTP_2_CBUS INESS-US-EU-GOOGLE-ANTITRUST.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/eu-charges-google-abusing-android-dominance-093241224--finance.html)European Union antitrust regulators accused Google on Wednesday of abusing the dominance of its Android mobile operating system in deals with phone makers and mobile network operators following a year-long investigation. Based on our investigation thus far, we believe that Google's behavior denies consumers a wider choice of mobile apps and services and stands in the way of innovation by other players," European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in a statement. The charge could jeopardize a key money-spinner for Google, a unit of holding company Alphabet Inc. The tech giant made about $11 billion from ad sales on Android phones with Google apps such as Maps, Search and Gmail last year.



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