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Italy’s anti-trust authority said on Thursday it had fined Google more than €100 million for shutting out a rival’s smartphone app offering rec
FILE – In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 file photo, the logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) ROME (AFP) — Italy’s anti-trust authority said Thursday it had fined Google more than 100 million euros ($120 million) for shutting out a rival’s smartphone app offering recharging of electric vehicles. Google’s Android operating system and Google Play app store dominate the Italian market, and the authority said the firm abused its market position by blocking an Enel X app for users of electric vehicles. The regul...
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May 14, 2021 ROME (AFP) – Italy’s anti-trust authority said yesterday it had fined Google more than EUR100 million (USD120 million) for shutting out a rival’s smartphone app offering recharging of electric vehicles. The authority said Google, whose Android operating system and Google Play app store dominate the Italian market, had abused its market position by blocking an Enel X app for users of electric vehicles. The regulator added it would require Google to make Enel X’s app available on Android Auto, which mirrors features of an Android device, such as a smartphone, on a car das...
The Italian Competition Authority yesterday said that it had fined Google more than 100 million euros (US$120.7 million) for shutting out a rival’s smartphone app offering recharging of electric vehicles. The authority said that Google, whose Android operating system and Google Play app store dominate the Italian market, had abused its market position by blocking an Enel X app for users of electric vehicles. The regulator added that it would require Google to make Enel X’s app available on Android Auto, which mirrors features of an Android device, such as a smartphone, on a vehicle dashboa...