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Won't let the Big G require its apps and search to be installed on smartphones


Japan’s Fair Trade Commission yesterday ordered Google to stop doing deals that require manufacturers of Android handsets to include its apps.

The Commission’s (JFTC’s) beef with Google centres on “Mobile Application Distribution Agreements” (MADAs) that see handset-makers required to install a Google’s Chrome browser, a Google search bar, links to certain Google apps, and the Google Play digital tat bazaar. The regulator also isn’t fond of deals Google struck with some handset-makers to share revenue derived from search advertising.

The regulator found the conditions of a MADA, and the revenue-sharing deals, both violate Japan’s Antimonopoly Act because they restrict competition and make life harder for new market entrants. Google’s been told to stop requiring pre-installs of its wares and search service, allow installation of rivals’ offerings, and to allow users the choice of default search service.

While the Commission’s presentation on the ...


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