EU slaps record Rs 34,230 cr fine on Google
US web search giant faces a penalty of 4.34 billion euros ($5 billion) for using its Android mobile operating system to ‘squeeze out rivals’
Three ways how the tech giant ‘acted illegally’
- Google made it mandatory for Android manufacturers to pre-install Google Search app and its own web browser Chrome for allowing them to offer access to its Play app store
- Reportedly paid money to large manufacturers and mobile network operators that agreed to exclusively pre-install Google Search app on their devices
- Prevented manufacturers from selling any smart devices powered by alternative "forked" versions of Android by threatening to refuse them permission to pre-install its apps
90 days - Google has been given to make changes or face further penalty
Rs. 49,140 cr - (or $7.2 billion) fine slapped on Google by the European Union in about just 13 months
80 pc - of the world’s total smartphones are run by Google’s Android system
IT firms that faced maximum EU fine
Company Year Amount In Rs (approx)
Google 2017 €2.42 billion 19,318 cr
Intel 2009 €1.06 billion 8,461 cr
Microsoft 2008 €899 million 7,176 cr
Microsoft 2013 €561 million 4,478 cr
Facebook 2017 €110 million 878 cr
