Google has been fined €4.3BN after being accused by European Union of using Android (Mobile Operating System) to ‘illegally cement it’s dominance’ .

The firm’s parent Alphabet has been given 90 days to change its business practices or face further penalties of up to 5% of its average global daily turnover.

Google has said it plans to appeal. However, it could easily afford the fine if required – its cash reserves totalled nearly $103bn at the end of March. At a press conference in Brussels, Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said consumers needed choice.

And she suggested the ruling could lead manufacturers to sell smart devices using different versions of the Android operating system to Google’s, such as Amazon’s Fire OS, which she said they had been prevented from doing.

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