European Commission fines Google €4.34B in Android antitrust case

Post by scarface74 » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 2:35 PM UTC

typon wrote: post #310

endorphone wrote: post #305

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How is that not clearly breaching d? They're a part of the same suite of apps that provide the "Android experience" (Google experience, whatever -- the thing that most consumers think of when they consider Android). They manifestly have a profound connection with each other. And let's be clear here lest there be any confusion -- zero customers want a vendor to do anything different, and the only reason some vendors w…

Are there car dealers trying to offer a la carte car + entertainment system packages but are being shut down by BMW?

Post by joering2 » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 2:36 PM UTC

philipodonnell wrote: post #451

swebs wrote: post #295

>In particular, Google has prevented manufacturers wishing to pre-install Google apps from selling even a single smart mobile device running on alternative versions of Android that were not approved by Google (so-called "Android forks"). Sounds a lot how Microsoft abused licensing agreements with OEMs to discourage them from selling PCs not bundled with Windows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundling_of_Microsoft_Win…

Also Internet Explorer. This case seems almost a mirror of MS except in the phone space instead of PC. Only difference is that when the issue came up in Congress, MS was confrontational with regulators and Google cut some fat checks.

Post by Daishiman » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 2:38 PM UTC

DiabloD3 wrote: post #160

So, according to the EU, it is illegal to open source OS components (thus allowing anyone to use it without further input from Google as long as the license is followed), but then close source other components and the services that drive them, although they are given out for free, but require specific licensing in the contract to distribute said free closed source components and services on their OEM devices, of whic…

Post by jpetso » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 2:38 PM UTC

cornholio wrote: post #389

skj wrote: post #76

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5b is about one of Google's quarterly earnings.

5b is about one quarter of profit for Google. It's practically peanuts, 0.4% of their market capitalization.

Post by ToFab123 » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 2:40 PM UTC

joering2 wrote: post #513

philipodonnell wrote: post #451

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Also Internet Explorer. This case seems almost a mirror of MS except in the phone space instead of PC. Only difference is that when the issue came up in Congress, MS was confrontational with regulators and Google cut some fat checks.

Also Chrome. Chrome was the biggest shocker to many @ Goog. Even as a Noogler, people often sit down in cafeteria and talked about how Chrome got traction and so popular only because it got a main spot on Google's homepage; something noone, no company or individual advertiser can ever bid for. If that's not Google's "Microsoft Internet Explorer anti-trust" moment, then nothing is.