Android device manufacturers could pay Google up to $40 for each phone in EU to license certain apps

The other day, we told you that Google was going to stop having manufacturers sign agreements requiring them to pre-install certain Google ...

The other day, we told you that Google was going to stop having manufacturers sign agreements requiring them to pre-install certain Google apps on their Android phones, such as Chrome and Google Search, in order to include the Google Play Store with their devices. This was the result of a $5 billion fine that the EU imposed on Google during the summer after it found that the company had violated certain antitrust regulations in the common market.

Google will now allow manufacturers to use alternative third party apps instead of Chrome and Google Search. But since ...

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