Google said on Friday it will cooperate with India's competition authority after the country's top court upheld an antitrust order forcing the U.S. firm to change how it markets its popular Android platform.
it could stall the growth of the Android ecosystem. It also said it would be forced to alter arrangements with more than 1,100 device manufacturers and thousands of app developers if the directives kick in.about India's decision as the steps are seen as more sweeping than those imposed in the European Commission's 2018 ruling. There it was fined for putting in place what the Commission called unlawful restrictions on Android mobile device makers.
In Europe, Google made changes later including letting Android device users pick their default search engine and said device makers will be able to license the Google mobile application suite separately from the Google Search App or the Chrome browser.Faisal Kawoosa, founder of Indian research firm Techarc, said Google may have to consider other business models such as charging an upfront fee to startups to provide access to the Android platform and its Play Store.
Reporting by Aditya Kalra in New Delhi; Editing by Janane Venkatraman, William Mallard and Jacqueline Wong
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