US EditionGoogle hits setback in bid to overturn multibillion EU antitrust fine in Android case
- Google experienced a setback as an advisor to the European Union's top court recommended dismissing its appeal against a €4.1 billion antitrust fine.
- Kokott suggested that the Court of Justice should uphold the judgment of the General Court.
- Google's comparison to a rival for assessing the situation was dismissed as ineffective.
- Google's Android system operates on approximately 73% of the world's smartphones, as reported by Statcounter.
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Top EU Court adviser suggests Google should lose bid to overturn €4.1 billion fine
Google's practice of imposing restrictions on Android device manufacturers, mobile network operators part of its overall strategy to preserve its dominant position in search, says Advocate General Julianne Kokott - Anadolu Ajansı
Google suffered a major setback Thursday in its bid to overturn a multi-million-dollar European Union fine for Android-related antitrust practices, after a high court's legal counsel sided with the ruling.
In the dispute over Google's dominant position on smartphones, the Advocate General at the European Court of Justice agrees with the demand for a billion penalty. Google's objections to the fine of around 4.1 billion euros set at first instance are unfounded, writes Advocate General Kokott in her Opinion.
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