Google can?t seem to escape its antitrust battles, not only are they under investigation by the European Commission but Russia also had a bone to pick with the search provider over pre-installed Android apps. Now, Google has been hit by a $6.75 million fine in Russia, for requiring pre-installed apps on Android smartphones.
The fine isn?t particularly damaging, after all, Google will make that money back in no time at all. However, it is just one of many antitrust cases being thrown in Google?s direction at the moment. Russia is also one of few countries to have a viable domestic search provider, as The Verge points out, Yandex currently holds 60 percent of the search market in the country.
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