Google is being accused of violating anti-trust laws in Russia

Just yesterday, Google was accused guilty of anti-trust laws in Russia. According to reports, Google’s violation is due to its mandatory applications that come pre-installed on Android devices. This isn’t the first time we’re hearing about this violation.

Google’s mobile operating system Android has become by far the most popular mobile OS on the planet. Reportedly, Google has been accused of abusing its market position by forcing manufacturers to pre-insall some its core applications. As most of you know, in return of Google’s openness to let any manufacturers create their own Android device, Google requires OEM’s to pre-load some its applications. After all, a large sum of Google’s profits come through advertising in these applications.

According to WSJ, Google will receive a fine from Russia for its actions and may be forced to make a settlement on what’s permitted in the territory. In other words, Russian Android users might get the Google bloatware cut down they’ve been wanting. But this is not good for Google. In contrast, most Android users don’t see Google’s pre-installed apps as bloatware as the majority of people actually use them.

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Via: Wall Street Journal

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