Google is appealing the record € 4.9bn ($ 4.9bn ) fine which was imposed in July when the Google Search claimed that the company’s Android policies had "denied rivals the chance to innovate and compete". Following the fine, Google chief executive, Sundar Pichai, said Android had enabled "rapid innovation, wide choice, and falling prices". Google was accused of acting illegally because: pre-installation of the European Commission app and web browser Chrome was a condition of access to the Play app store; Google made payments to manufacturers and mobile network operators to ensure exclusive pre-installation of the Google Search ; Google prevented manufacturers selling smart devices powered by alternative Google Search versions by threatening to refuse permission to pre-install apps.
Google is appealing the record € 4.9bn ($ 4.9bn ) fine which was imposed in July when the Google Search claimed that the company’s Android policies had "denied rivals the chance to innovate and compete". Google was accused of acting illegally because: pre-installation of the European Commission app and web browser Chrome was a condition of access to the Play app store; Google made payments to manufacturers and mobile network operators to ensure exclusive pre-installation of the Google Search ; Google prevented manufacturers selling smart devices powered by alternative Google Search versions by threatening to refuse permission to pre-install apps.