As part of its antitrust concessions, Google will now notify European Android users of browser and search engine alternatives:
that it will now prompt Android users in Europe to notify them of their browser and search engine alternatives outside of Google's products, per a company blog post. While Chrome and Google Search will likely remain pre-installed on Android phones, the move is meant to make it easier for consumers to consider their options rather than simply default to what's there.
the company $5.1 billion for forcing Android device manufacturers to preinstall its apps on their handsets.It could negatively impact its ad business, which accounts for nearly all of its overall revenue. Google's advertising revenue increases per page view, meaning the more eyes that land on web pages in Chrome and Google Search results, the more Google makes.
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