EU fines Google a record €4.3B (~$5B) in antitrust case for illegal practices regarding Android mobile devices to strengthen dominance of Google's search engine
Is it OK to turn my cat vegan? Camila Domonoske / NPR : EU Hits Google With $5 Billion Fine For Pushing Apps On Android Users Don Reisinger / Tom's Guide : Google Just Fined $5 Billion for Abusing Android Dominance Mike Masnick / Techdirt : Some Thoughts On The EU's Latest $5 Billion Google Antitrust Fine Hit & Run : E.U. Hits Google With $5 Billion Ginned-Up Protectionist Fines: New at Reason Prachi Bhardwaj / Business Insider : This chart shows how dominant Google is in Europe and the UK: About 9 out of every 10 consumers … Andy Boxall / Digital Trends : Only Google should be mad about having to change Android Luther Lowe / Yelp : Regarding the European Commission's Guilty Verdict Against Android South China Morning Post : Google investors shrug off EU Fine and look to future competition with rivals such as Amazon, Microsoft Gareth Halfacree / bit-tech.net : Google hit with £3.78 billion EC fine Andrew Orlowski / The Register : Fork it! Google fined €4.34bn over Android, has 90 days to behave Paul E King / Pocketables : Google fined $5.1 billion for pulling a Microsoft Tristan Rayner / Android Authority : Google does it best, and the EU ruling won't change that Michael Simon / Greenbot : How Samsung could be the big winner in the EU's $5.1 billion fine over Android's Google apps Jaikumar Vijayan / eWeek : EU Slaps Google With Record $5B Fine Over Android Bundling Practices Greg Sterling / Marketing Land : FTC says it will take a ‘close look’ at EU antitrust fine against Google Jared Peters / TalkAndroid.com : Google slammed with a record $5 billion fine from the EU Commission Rajesh Pandey / iPhone Hacks : Google Fined $5 Billion By EU For Illegal Android Practices Hamza Jawad / Neowin : Google slapped with record €4.34 billion fine for breaching EU antitrust rules Rajesh Pandey / Android Beat : EU Fines Google a Record $5 Billion For Illegal Android Practices Foo Yun Chee / Reuters : Google hit with record $5 billion EU antitrust fine Catalin Cimpanu / BleepingComputer : EU Fines Google $5 Billion for Breaching Antitrust Rules in Android John Kennedy / Silicon Republic : Google gobsmacked over €4.34bn EU fine for Android dominance Silviu Stahie / Softpedia News : Google Slapped with €4.3 Billion Fine for Abusive Practices in Android Ian Bogost / The Atlantic : Europe's Smack to Google May Only Be the Beginning Stan Schroeder / Mashable : Google slapped with $5 billion fine by EU for Android antitrust breach Mike Snider / USA Today : Google faces record $5B fine from EU over Android competition. Could it happen here? Samuel Gibbs / The Guardian : The EU fining Google over Android is too little, too late, say experts Martin Giles / MIT Technology Review : Google's just been hit with a $5 billion antitrust fine, Europe's biggest ever Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider : Google hit with $5B antitrust fine over Android search restrictions Callum Booth / The Next Web : Google fined a record $5B for breaking EU antitrust laws Jack Purcher / Patently Apple : Google Blasts the EU Commission's Ruling and questions why they refuse to consider Apple's closed iOS system as a rival Oliver Smith / Forbes : Europe Slams Google With Landmark $5 Billion Antitrust Fine Over Android Russell Brandom / The Verge : Google's European fine is a flashback to Microsoft's ugly antitrust battle Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica : EU: Google illegally used Android to dominate search, must pay $5B fine Pradeep / MSPoweruser : Google has been fined a record breaking $5B by European Commission Ryan Whitwam / ExtremeTech : Google Hit With Record $5 Billion Fine in Android Antitrust Case Diane Bartz / Reuters : U.S. tech enforcer says will read ‘closely’ EU statement on Google Dan Grabham / Pocket-lint : The EU just fined Google £3.9 billion. Why? And what does it mean? The Keyword : Google CEO Sundar Pichai says Android has created more choice, not less, and that Google will appeal the EU ruling Caroline Haskins / The Outline : Nothing is free, not even Android: EU fines Google $5.1 billion Evan Selleck / Android and Me : Google hit with record antitrust fine of $5 billion by the EU Tweets: Donald J. Trump / @realdonaldtrump : I told you so! The European Union just slapped a Five Billion Dollar fine on one of our great companies, Google. They truly have taken advantage of the U.S., but not for long! Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Inside Google's development of Fuchsia - successor to Android + details on plans, internal skepticism and more. With @mhbergen https://www.bloomberg.com/... Steve Troughton-Smith / @stroughtonsmith : “For more than two years, a small and stealthy group of engineers within Google has been working on software that they hope will eventually replace Android, the world's dominant mobile operating system.” — it's happening: Google intends to ditch Android http://twitter.com/... Laurence Wilson / @lwilson9394 : Google: consumers can easily add and remove apps, but it may upend the Android “ecosystem” if consumers can't start with our apps pre-installed. EU Commission / @eurireland : The EU Commission has fined Google €4.34 billion for illegal practices regarding Android mobile devices to strengthen the dominance of Google's search engine. It now has 90 days to an end to this conduct or face penalty payments. Find out more: http://ow.ly/... pic.twitter.com/xkv4TfnknA Suhail / @tweepul : Side-note: The most amazing thing about EU's $5 Bn fine on Google for breaking antitrust laws is how extremely readable the original verdict is. Simple 4-pager, very layman friendly. Not couched in policy/tech gobbledygook or legalese. Read: http://europa.eu/... pic.twitter.com/ihT5zb2r3z Scott Galloway / @profgalloway : GOOG CEO re fine for anti-competitive behavior: “Apple keeps us in check.” This is Toyota, after killing all competitors, claiming Boeing keeps them in line. #ridiculous #breakupbigtech