EU court upholds record antitrust fine against Google

EU’s second-highest court upholds record fine against Google over its Android operating system for mobile phones. Google claims the case falsely relies on accusations it imposes its search engine and Chrome browser on Android phones. The fine should be slightly reduced to 4.125 billion euros ($4.1bn), instead of the 4.3bn decided by the commission in 2018. The levy remains the EU’s biggest ever despite Google’s arguments that the commission’s case was unfounded and falsely relied on accusations that Google imposed unlawful restrictions on manufacturers of Android mobile devices. The commission said it “took note” of the decision and “will carefully study the judgement and decide on possible next steps” Both sides can turn to the European Court of Justice . . .