A PYMNTS Company

EU: Bad news keeps rolling in for Google

By  |  June 14, 2013

Reports say a new investigation into Google for its Android mobile phone operating system are in its preliminary stages, and centers upon the company’s licensing policies. The Financial Times first reported the news after obtaining documents about the case. The case was apparently initiated after complaints from rivals like Microsoft and Nokia, which accuse Android of unfair business practices including “cut-price licensing and exclusivity deals.” Specifically, the complaints accuse Google of pricing Android software at below market cost; further, Google may have requested product launch delays for devices that used competing software.

Full Content: Web Pro News

Want more news? Subscribe to CPI’s free daily newsletter for more headlines and updates on antitrust developments around the world.