Google App Suite Costs as Much as $40 Per Phone Under New EU Android Deal (theverge.com)

Android manufacturers will have to pay Google a surprisingly high cost in Europe in order to include Google's Play Store and other mobile apps on their devices, according to documents obtained by The Verge. From the report: A confidential fee schedule shows costs as high as $40 per device to install the "Google Mobile Services" suite of apps, which includes the Google Play Store. The new fees vary depending on country and device type, and it would apply to devices activated on or after February 1st, 2019. But phone manufacturers may not actually have to shoulder that cost: Google is also offering separate agreements to cover some or all of the licensing costs for companies that choose to install Chrome and Google search on their devices as well, according to a person familiar with the terms. Google declined to comment.

Comments

How much does MicroG cost?

[emil]

And will Google take legal action?

I will be wiping Google from my phone next month with MicroG. They have worn out their welcome.

So all good news then

[houghi]

It means we will get phones without all the forced Google stuff. Great!

I am already happy.

I rather have a price on something that I will not buy than having to pay with my privacy for something I do not want in the first place.