Google has had its wrist definitively slapped by the EU for imposing rules on how android is licensed:
At the heart of the case were agreements requiring smartphone manufacturers seeking access to Google’s Play Store to pre-install Google Search and Chrome, alongside restrictions that the Commission said made it harder for rival search engines and browsers to compete.*
The judgment is also expected to shape future abuse-of-dominance cases under Article 102, particularly on how EU competition authorities assess tying practices in digital markets.
For FairSearch — the original complainant — the law moved too slowly to prevent Google from establishing and entrenching its dominance over mobile markets.
However, this case’s underlying principles “have been embodied in European laws,” said Thomas Vinje, FairSearch’s spokesperson.
Now the battle has moved on to artificial intelligence “where anticompetitive conduct risks being repeated and can be addressed by European competition law and regulations spawned by this Google Android case.”
original article: Top EU court upholds Google Android fine in landmark antitrust case – POLITICO
note (from wikipedia): *
"FairSearch is a group of organizations that lobby against Google’s market dominance in online search and related practices. The group is controlled by Oracle and Naspers executives*[1] and has been characterized as a consumer protection organization,[2] a Google watchdog,[3] as well as a front group for Microsoft.[4] Many of its other members are also Google competitors, such as Expedia and Oracle."