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The Competition Commission of India, which began investigating Google several years ago after complaints from local firms, said in a press release that Google r
by webmobdev 4y ago
The Competition Commission of India, which began investigating Google several years ago after complaints from local firms, said in a press release that Google requiring device manufacturers to pre-install its entire Google Mobile Suite and mandating prominent placement of those apps “amounts to imposition of unfair condition on the device manufacturers” and thus was in “contravention of the provisions of Section 4(2)(a)(i) of the Act.”
It also ordered the Android-maker to not offer any incentives to smartphone makers to exclusively carry its search services.
... The antitrust watchdog said in its statement today that device manufacturers should not be forced to install Google’s bouquet of apps and the search giant should not deny access to its Play Services APIs and monetary and other incentives to vendors.
Good. Ensuring monopolies don't crush competition, and creating a level playing business field is what prevents capitalism from becoming dysfunctional.
- aatharuv 4y agoIndia really hates big _foreign_ monopolies. The last really big foreign monopoly to get a place in India, the British East India Company ended up taking over the country.
- KaoruAoiShiho 4y agoEveryone should hate big foreign monopolies.
- db1234 4y agoCheck out ONDC https://fortune.com/2022/08/02/why-india-could-single-handedly-shape-the-future-of-e-commerce-this-summer-vivek-wadhwa-alex-salkever/ https://fortune.com/2022/08/02/why-india-could-single-handed... It's like UPI but for e-commerce. We can expect companies like Amazon to make noise about this.