Google accused ``Indian antitrust authorities have ordered changes in the business model only to protect Amazon''
Google has accused the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the Indian antitrust authority, from ordering the company to change its business model ``only to protect'' Google's competitor Amazon. .
Google accuses India antitrust body of protecting Amazon in Android probe | Reuters
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In October 2022, CCI certified that ``Android has abused its dominant position in the smartphone market'' and ordered Google to change Android's business model.
Google will be fined about 24 billion yen, ``Android practices are anti-competitive,'' Indian authorities-GIGAZINE
CCI is asking Google to make 10 specification changes on Android, details are as follows.
・Google should not be allowed to license Google Play for users to download mobile apps on the condition that device manufacturers pre-install Google apps such as YouTube, Gmail and Chrome browser.
・Google should not force device manufacturers to pre-install or place a set of apps.
・Google should refrain from entering into agreements that guarantee exclusivity of search services on smart devices.
・Google should not restrict smartphone users from deleting pre-installed apps such as Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube. These apps cannot currently be removed from Android smartphones.
・Google should allow users to select a search engine for all related services when setting up the phone for the first time.
・Google should not impose any restrictions on 'sideloading', which is downloading apps without using the app store in India.
- Google must allow third-party app store hosting on Google Play.
Competitors and app developers should not be denied access to the programming interfaces of Google Play, the underlying software system that powers Android devices. This directive aims to ensure compatibility between apps on Google Play and third-party app stores based on Android variants.
・Google should not offer incentives or mandate manufacturers not to sell smart devices based on Android variants.
・Google should not restrict Android smartphone makers from developing other devices such as tablets and TVs based on modified versions of Android.
In a lawsuit with CCI, Google told a lower court in India, ``CCI has copied and pasted some of the judgments made by the European Union (EU) against American companies in antitrust lawsuits. He claimed that the CCI order was unfair, but the Supreme Court of India once dismissed Google's appeal.
India's Supreme Court rejects Google's request to invalidate rectification order, is it a dark cloud for Android business in India - GIGAZINE
In response, CCI said that Amazon, which develops a fork of Android, said, ``Restrictions imposed by Google are interfering with Fire OS , a fork of Android developed by Amazon. We are fighting against Google's complaint based on the claim that it took resources.
Newly, from the document submitted by Google to the Supreme Court of India on June 26, 2023, Google ``unfairly relies on Amazon's claims when CCI makes an adverse decision against Google.'' It became clear that he claimed that
The document submitted by Google to the Supreme Court of India, which Reuters obtained through its own route, seems to be a large volume of 1004 pages. The filing states, 'Globally, Fire OS has failed commercially due to poor user experience. Fire Phone has not even been launched in India.' 'The CCI order complained that an attempt to create a fork of Android (Fire OS) did not work due to restrictions imposed by Google. It is said that it was issued only to protect the .
Reuters has asked the parties to comment, but Google declined to comment due to ongoing legal proceedings, and Amazon declined to comment.
In October 2022, CCI also fined Google $ 113 million (about 16 billion yen) for ``did not allow third-party developers to use third-party payment processing systems''. I'm here. This forced Google to change its business model, eventually introducing the User Choice Payment ( UCB ) system.
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