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Conglomerate 451 instal1/23/2024 ![]() ![]() The condemned conduct hindered the emergence of competitive threats to Google during the crucial shift of Internet consumption from desktop computers to mobile devices – which had, at that time, represented a window of opportunity for rival search services. According to the findings of the EC, these practices pursued the overall objective of protecting and strengthening Google’s dominant position for general search services and the related search advertising revenues. Google completed such agreements with device manufacturers and mobile network operators, as part of the licensing of Android, its operating system (“OS”) for smart mobile devices. In essence, the case concerns several agreements that breached EU antitrust rules, in particular rules on tying and exclusivity. ![]() (“Google”) abused their market dominance on several markets over a span of more than seven years. ![]() The comprehensive judgment (Case T-604/18) (the “Judgment”) confirms the EC’s finding that Google LLC and its parent company Alphabet Inc. On 14 September 2022, the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg upheld the landmark Google Android decision of the European Commission (“EC”) of 18 July 2018 (the “Decision”) in all relevant parts. EU General Court confirms landmark Google Android decision with strong signal for tougher antitrust enforcement in digital ecosystems ![]()
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