The Competition Commission of India (CCI) had stated in October that Google leveraged its dominant place in markets comparable to on-line search and app retailer for Android to guard the place of its apps like Chrome and YouTube in cellular net browsers and on-line video internet hosting.
“We have decided to appeal the CCI’s decision on Android as we believe it presents a major setback for our Indian users and businesses who trust Android’s security features, and potentially raising the cost of mobile devices,” a Google spokesperson stated on Friday.
Reuters had earlier reported that the CCI ruling apprehensive Google because it sought wider-ranging remedial measures.
About 97% of 600 million units in India run on Android, in accordance with Counterpoint Research estimates.
“Android has greatly benefitted Indian users, developers, and OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), and powered India’s digital transformation. We look forward to making our case and remain committed to our users and partners,” Google stated.
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Google has confronted elevated antitrust scrutiny the world over, together with a serious setback earlier this yr when a European court docket upheld a 2018 ruling saying it giant confirmed a call that the corporate imposed “unlawful restrictions on manufacturers of Android mobile devices”.
Google plans to attraction that call as properly, the place it faces a file $4.1 billion effective.
The firm has additionally been slammed for licencing its Android working system to smartphone gamers whereas signing restrictive anti-competitive agreements.
According to the U.S. tech big, Android has created extra alternative for everybody and such agreements assist hold the working system free.
(This story has been refiled so as to add the dropped phrases ‘in accordance with’ within the final paragraph)
(Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru; Editing by Sohini Goswami)