The European Union has fined Google € 4,34 billion in connection with the case of promoting the Android operating system for mobile phones and tablets with unfair practices against its competitors.
A development that does not rule out giving new dimensions to the Brussels-Washington relationship in relation to trade.
"The case is about three restrictive ways that Google has implemented on Android devices and network operators to ensure that traffic from those devices leads to the Google search engine," said Commission Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager.
In this way, he continued, Google uses Android as a vehicle to strengthen the absolute dominance of its search engine. "These practices prevent Google's competitors from competing with the same data," he explained.
Google has long given an ultimatum to manufacturers such as Huawei, LG and Samsung to use as a default browser on Android devices that produce Google Chrome. Otherwise they would lose access to the Google App Store, known as Google Play. Without this feature, users of Android devices can not download games and other applications.
In response, Google said it would appeal the decision of European regulators: "Android has created more options for everyone, not less," said a spokesman.