Google lost its fight in India's Supreme Court to block an antitrust order, in a major setback that will force the U.S. tech giant to change the business model of its popular Android operating system in a key growth market
Google challenged the order in the Supreme Court, saying it would hurt consumers and its business. Itgrowth of the Android ecosystem could stall and it would be forced to alter arrangements with more than 1,100 device manufacturers and thousands of app developers. Google also said "no other jurisdiction has ever asked for such far-reaching changes".
About 97% of 600 million smartphones in India run on Android, according to Counterpoint Research estimates. AppleIndia's top court asked a lower tribunal, which is already hearing the matter, to decide on Google's challenge by March 31.Google licenses its Android system to smartphone makers, but critics say it imposes restrictions such as mandatory pre-installation of its own apps that are anti-competitive. The company argues such agreements help keep Android free.
"At the end of the day, Google is for profit and has to look at measures that make it sustainable and power growth for its innovations," he said. In India, the CCI has ordered Google that the licensing of its Play Store "shall not be linked with the requirement of pre-installing" Google search services, the Chrome browser, YouTube or any other Google applications.
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