Google defends Android phone maker deals, denies carrot and stick tactics
The Hindu
Google was addressing the second day of a week-long hearing as it tries to get Europe's second-highest court to annul 4.3-billion-euro ($5 billion) antitrust fine
Alphabet unit Google on Tuesday said deals with Android phone makers that landed it a record 4.3-billion-euro ($5 billion) antitrust fine boosted competition and rejected EU charges that they were a carrot-and-stick tactic that stifled rivals.
Google was addressing the second day of a as it tries to get Europe's second-highest court to annul the fine and a European Commission order to make it loosen its search engine grip on Android devices.
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