European Commission doles out €2.42 billion fine on Google
Google’s wallet is going to get €2.42 billion thinner thanks to the European Commission.

Google’s wallet is going to get €2.42 billion thinner thanks to the European Commission.
These fine companies were accused of working together to inflate the price of DVD optical drives sold to computer makers and retailers.
The former deadline was October 26th and it has now been moved back to November 3rd making this the second extension granted in the AdSense complaint.
Head of South Korea’s antitrust regulator said the agency will closely examine whether Google’s agreements with handset manufacturers on the U.S. firm’s Android mobile operating system limits market competition.
“The Commission intends to set the fine at a level which will be sufficient to ensure deterrence.”
Google has been facing deeper scrutiny in countries like Russia and the European Union for its business practices surrounding Android.
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