The European Commission fined the tech company in 2018 for agreements with telephone makers and telecom providers to favor its search engine. As a result, rivals of the near-monopolist do not stand a chance, the committee ruled. Google went to the General Court of the European Union to challenge the fine.
Among other things, Google stipulated that phone manufacturers had to install its search engine and surfing software in order to use its important app store. The internet company also received from manufacturers that they banned versions of Android other than Google itself.
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