Moment of truth for Google as record EU antitrust fine looms


The Google Inc. logo sits illuminated on the company's exhibition stand at the Noah Technology Conference in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The conference, one of the tech industry's premier events, was launched in 2009 and runs June 6-7. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

BRUSSELS: Google is set to face a record-busting EU antitrust fine this week over its Android mobile operating system but rivals hoping that an order to halt unfair business practices will help them may be disappointed.

The European Commission's decision, delayed by a week by US President Donald Trump's visit to a NATO summit in Brussels last week, is expected on July 18.

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