Anti-trust suit filed against Google over Android monopoly

In a suit filed by the owner of an HTC EVO 3D smartphone, it is being alleged that Google’s business practices and restrictions on the Android operating system artificially inflated the price of his device.



The lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Jose, California. The policies in question are related to the mobile application distribution agreements” (MADAs) that manufacturers have with Google, and they set the guidelines that need to be followed in order to use Android.



According to the complaint, “Google’s expansion of its monopoly in search on smartphones, which helps ...



from PhoneArena http://ift.tt/1rZq6QH

via
Share on Google Plus
    Blogger Comment