A 3D printed Android mascot Bugdroid is seen in front of a Google logo in this illustration taken July 9, 2017. Picture taken July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Google received a record €4.3bil (RM20.33bil) or US$5bil antitrust fine from the European Union and was ordered to change the way it puts search and web-browser apps onto Android mobile devices.
The penalty – the same amount the Netherlands contributes to the EU budget every year – is far higher than any other dished out by the US, Chinese or other antitrust authorities. More significantly, Google was given until mid-October to stop what the EU called “illegal practices” on contracts with handset manufacturers that push its services in front of users. It faces daily fines of 5% of revenue if it doesn’t obey.
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