​The country’s competition regulator has fined Alphabet Inc’s Google ₹ 1,337 crores. The Competition Commission of India, or CCI, tweeted it fined Google. Google has been fined for abusing dominant positions in multiple markets in the Android mobile device ecosystem. Google operates and manages the Android OS and licenses its other proprietary applications. The OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) use this OS and Google’s apps on their mobile devices. The CCI said Google had argued about the competitive constraints being faced by Apple Inc. The CCI said the differences in the two business models affect the underlying incentives of business decisions. Apple’s business is primarily based on a vertically integrated smart device ecosystem.

Written by: Keshav Mishra