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Google Found Guilty of "Abusing Dominant Market Position" In Russia
An anonymous reader writes: Russia's anti-monopoly regulator has ruled that Google has violated Russian antitrust laws by requiring that manufacturers pre-install its services on their devices. Stock in Russian search firm Yandex has soared since the ruling. Cnet reports: "The agency, Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service, has 10 days to issue a full ruling. In the ruling, Russia can outline adjustments to Google's agreements with mobile device manufacturers, according to the translated statement. But while Google was found guilty of market abuses, a Russian antitrust regulator told The Wall Street Journal the Mountain View, California-based company wasn't found guilty of 'unfair competition practices.' 'We haven't yet received the ruling,' a Google spokeswoman said in an emailed statement. 'When we do, we will study it and determine our next steps.'"
...who the owner of "Yandex" is closely affiliated with, and the first two don't count.
Yes, my argument is just that the EU will use the argument even if it comes from Russia. It is not looking for a fair trial, but for justification to issue the fine. This is the same argument than Internet censorship, where some French politician had the beautiful argument "China's has done it.".