With the gradual growth of Google in the world, problems are emerging. At present, with the EU's anti-monopoly investigation on Google's search business coming to an end, the former has now focused on the latter's Android business.
According to the financial times, citing anonymous people familiar with the matter, the EU anti-monopoly investigation agency has launched an investigation into whether Google has adopted unfair competition measures to stimulate the growth of Android Market share due to the allegations of competitors such as Microsoft and Nokia.
Microsoft and Nokia believe that the cost of Google licensing Android to mobile device manufacturers is lower than its actual cost, in exchange for configuring several services provided by Google in the product. The charges, filed in April, specifically state that 'Android is being used as a deceptive way to help Google's key apps build an edge in 70% of today's smartphones. '
As an open source operating system, Google Android, like Linux, can be provided free of charge to developers. If Google charges high licensing fees to major mobile phone manufacturers, it violates the relevant provisions of open source code! However, the EU investigation of Android system is undoubtedly a means for Microsoft and Nokia to fight against Android!