Google has struck a deal in Russia but is still fighting its case in the EUGoogle has promised to allow rivals’ search engines and apps to be pre-installed on phones running its versions of Android in Russia.The concession follows an out-of-court deal with the country’s competition watchdog.In addition, Google has promised to develop a tool to make it easy for users to change their device’s default search engine.Shares in Google’s local Russian rival, Yandex, rose more than 7% on the news.It brings to an end a long-running battle between the US firm and Russia’s competition regulator, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS).Google had argued the regulator had no case because manufacturers could develop their own versions of Android or pre-install other apps of their choice.
Källa: Google takes Android search blow in Russia – BBC News
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