An India appeals court upheld a fine of about $160 million slapped on Alphabet Inc.'s Google by the country's antitrust regulator, amid growing scrutiny over the company's ambition to expand the global reach of its Android mobile operating system.
"We upheld this penalty... The appellant (google) is allowed to deposit the penalty" after adjusting 10% of the amount already deposited as per its previous order of 4 January within a period of 30 days, a two-member bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) said.
Yet in a relief for Google, the court allowed some concessions to corrective measures the antitrust regulator had sought. The company can prevent users from un-installing its apps that are preloaded on new Android devices. Google will also be free to block third-party app stores from its Play Store and can keep restricting the distribution of thirdparty apps through other channels, also known as sideloading.
The concessions help Google prevent a complete shakeup of how it operates its Android business in India. The company is trying to maintain its growth in one of the world's big- AI gest web services markets where it competes for ad revenue with rivals including Meta Platforms Inc.
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