Android is a mobile operating system, licensed open source, in which Google has invested billions of dollars since its release in the fall of 2008
"Google will be required to make far-reaching changes to the Android mobile platform which has been in place for the last 14-15 years"
The appellate tribunal directed Google to pay 10 per cent of the penalty fees levied by the competition commission of India (CCI) as a condition for admitting its appeal for stay
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October fined the Alphabet Inc unit $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in the market for Android which powers 97% of smartphones in India
Google, Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc are under a series of probes into allegations
This isn't the first time Google has been thrust under the microscope of antitrust in the US
A new investigation would come as backlash grows against major tech companies that dominate key segments of the online economy
The European Commission is wrapping up a third case which involves Google's AdSense advertising service
In 2017, EU antitrust investigators fined Google $2.7 billion for violations pertaining to its treatment of comparison shopping services.
Google offers to treat rivals equally with shopping-ad slots