Edison Investment Research

Technology – Alphabet – In the soup

The EU kicks off a lengthy war with Google over Android. Google has been formally accused by the EU of abusing its dominant position in Android to the detriment of its competitors and EU based users in general. The accusation takes the form of a Statement of Objections following an initial investigation, but it is not in any way a final judgement of guilt. That finding comes later (potentially years) once the commission has deepened its investigation and Google has had an opportunity to respond to the allegations as well as take remedial action.

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