Bad news for Google and its hard-core fans. The Internet and tech giant's appeal on the Moscow Arbitration court was recently rejected. Appeal was rejected yesterday Monday in Russia of a ruling that said the company broke the anti-monopoly law but it was soon upheld. If you may remember, an antitrust probe complaint was raised by a Russian competitor last February 2015. The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service handed down a ruling last October and said that Google violated the law. The decision was clear but as expected, Google made an appeal to the court.
According to the ruling, Google broke the law by abusing its position with Android. The mobile platform was requiring that some apps must be pre-installed on Android devices according to Yandex, a local search engine in Russia and Google's closest rival in the country. The company was the one who complained against Google and won its claim that the latter indeed broke the law. The appeal was immediately filed but the Russian FAS maintained its decision.
So there's no turning back back now. Google just needs to comply with the decision and follow whatever is indicated on the ruling. A fine must be paid although we're not sure exactly how much. Google then also needs to amend the contracts now with smartphone manufacturers. In the hear future, mobile devices will soon be free of those native Google apps that we don't really need.
VIA: REUTERS
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