INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Google has been ordered to pay a $5.05 billion fine and stop forcing Android smartphone makers to install its search engine and browser on
That decision was handed down by the European Union's antitrust authority on Wednesday.The ruling could open the way for smartphone makers
to offer more choice, with devices running different versions of Android, or offering alternative browsers or search engines out of the
box.The European Commission found that Google has abused its dominant market position in three ways: tying access to the Play store to
installation of Google Search and Google Chrome; paying phone makers and network operators to exclusively install Google Search, and
preventing manufacturers from making devices running forks of Android.
