Google is challenging a record European Union antitrust fine that took aim at the Android operating system's role in restricting mobile competition and consumer choice.
The company said Thursday that it filed the appeal against the 4.125 billion euro penalty “because there are areas that require legal clarification from the European Court of Justice,” the EU's top court.
In its 2018 decision, the commission found that the dominance of Google's Android resulted in less competition and consumer choice. The U.S. tech giant had argued that free and open-source Android resulted in cheaper phones and spurred competition with its chief rival, Apple. Android is the most popular mobile operating system, beating Apple's iOS.
The fine was one of three blockbuster antitrust penalties that the commission hit Google with between 2017 and 2019, highlighting the bloc's early role in cracking down on tech giants.
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