That writes Google lawyer Kent Walker said Thursday in a blog post. Thus the company reacts to the accusation of machtmisbruik that the European Commission earlier this year spoke out.
The Commission, Google has up to three different reasons, abuse of power charged. In two other cases – around the webwinkelvergelijker Shopping and advertising service AdSense responded to Google last week.
The Android charge is one of the most sensitive, since a condemnation by the Commission can have a great impact on the presence of Googles search engine on smartphones. The search engine provides a large part of Google’s revenue.
Disclaimer
According to the Commission, the company to limit the competition by its own search engine, browser, and other apps by default to supply on the Android smartphones. By toestelmakers here min or more, require would be the competition with other search engines, appmakers, and on the wider mobile market” will be limited.
In strong terms denies Google that Thursday. “Android ensures that manufacturers no expensive mobile operating systems have to buy or build. As a result smartphones are now available for much lower prices – from 45 euros – and they are for a lot more people have become available,” said Walker.
Additionally, you can appontwikkelaars by the popularity of Android to a much larger audience, ” he writes. “Android is no way, it’s a highway of your choice with multiple lanes.”
open Source
Google says that the Commission ignores the fact that Android competes with iOS of Apple. There is, therefore, according to the search giant’s strong competition on the mobile market.
in Addition, writes Walker that Android is open source and that it is so for every smartphonemaker allows the system to adapt. Makers of Android phones can also devices without Google services, but that is usually not attractive because the healthcare app store Google Play is missing.
according to Walker understand desirable that Google only central control over the system retains to prevent fragmentation. If Android versions are too far apart to grow, there is a risk that apps no longer with each version work, writes Walker. He points out that Android already often criticized because many phones cannot be updated to the latest versions.
a whole package of apps, make Android free, Google. That is, according to Walker good for smartphonemakers, appbouwers and consumers. He also points out that providers and smartphonefabrikanten their own apps can add to the standard range of Android, and that the consumer is very easy to other apps to download.
follow up
Now that Google in all three of the competition has responded to the accusations from the Commission, Brussels is back on. The Commission can Google a miljardenboete impose on the company or force to change its policy. Should the Commission be convinced by the arguments of Google, can the indictment be withdrawn.
A decision at the earliest in the course of next year is expected. There Google can then appeal against it, making it still can take years before any definitive decision is.
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