New Delhi: Google said on Friday that changing its behaviour in relation to certain agreements with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in response to the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) ruling would expose Indians to “severe security risks” and drive up the price of mobile devices, The Business Standard reported.
The comments were made a day after India’s antitrust commission fined the technology giant Rs 1,337.76 crore for allegedly violating Section 4 of the Competition Act and abusing its dominant position in a number of markets within the Android mobile device ecosystem. Additionally, the CCI ordered the company to change its behaviour within a predetermined timeframe and asked it to cease unfair commercial practices.
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Google said it would review the decision to evaluate the next steps. “Android has created more choice for everyone, and supports thousands of successful businesses in India and around the world. The CCI’s decision is a major setback for Indian consumers and businesses, opening serious security risks for Indians who trust Android’s security features, and raising the cost of mobile devices for Indians,” a Google spokesperson said.
The Mobile Application Distribution Agreement (MADA) and the Anti-Fragmentation Agreement, two contracts between Google and Android OS OEMs, served as the foundation for the accusations against Google (AFA).
Due to the forced pre-installation of the whole Google Mobile Suite under MADA, according to the CCI, Google violated competition law. Additionally, it was pointed out that there was no way to remove them, and their prominent placement amounted to imposing an unjust requirement on device producers.
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A group of Google programmes and APIs known as Google Mobile Services (GMS) enable support functionality across various devices. Google’s flagship products, such as Google Search, Google Chrome, YouTube, Play Store, and Google Maps, are all included in GMS.
The CCI has advocated that OEMs be free to choose which Google’s proprietary apps they want pre-installed, shouldn’t be required to pre-install a selection of apps, and should be given control over where those pre-installed apps would appear on their smart devices.
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