Google says CCI’s orders “Strike a Blow” for digital adoption
Google has said that the order passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against Android’s operating system policies will result in devices getting expensive, leading to proliferation of unchecked apps that will pose threats for individual and national security.
Google said that the CCI’s order “strikes a blow” in the process of digital adoption in the country. Last year, the CCI slapped two penalties on Google in separate cases. One of the fines, worth over Rs 1,300 crore, has been imposed on the company for allegedly “abusing its market dominant position” in multiple categories related to the Android mobile device ecosystem in the country.
But Google is concerned about other requirements the regulator has ordered, including conditions that Google should not deny access to its Play Services plugins to “disadvantaged” original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and the licencing of Play Store to OEMs should not be linked to the requirement of pre-installing Google search, Chrome browser, YouTube, Google Maps, Gmail or any other Google application.
Google had appealed the CCI’s decision with the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), which declined to stay the antitrust watchdog’s order. Google has challenged the NCLAT’s order before the Supreme Court which has agreed to hear the company’s plea.
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