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Google has promised to allow rivals’ search engines and apps to be pre-installed on phones running its versions of Android in Russia.<\/p>\n

The concession follows an out-of-court deal with the country’s competition watchdog.<\/p>\n

In addition, Google has promised to develop a tool to make it easy for users to change their device’s default search engine.<\/p>\n

Shares in Google’s local Russian rival, Yandex, rose more than 7% on the news.<\/p>\n

It brings to an end a long-running battle between the US firm and Russia’s competition regulator, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS).<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

But the FAS had argued that, despite its denials, Google was indeed “prohibiting” rival software to its own YouTube, Maps and Photos apps to be pre-installed alongside its own dominant version of Android.<\/p>\n

The agency became involved after Yandex filed a complaint in February 2015.<\/p>\n

Despite the nature of the settlement, Google will still have to pay a 438m rouble ($7.8; \u00a36.2m) fine imposed after it failed to appeal the case last August.<\/p>\n

“We are happy to have reached a commercial agreement with Yandex and a settlement with Russia’s competition regulator, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), resolving the competition case over the distribution of Google apps on Android,” a spokeswoman for Google told the BBC.<\/p>\n

Yandex’s chief executive Arkady Volozh declared the settlement “an important day for Russian consumers”.<\/p>\n

“I am thankful to the Federal Antimonopoly Service for applying the law in a manner that effectively and efficiently restores competition to the market for the benefit of Russian users, as competition always breeds innovation,” he added.<\/p>\n

The EU continues to pursue similar claims against Google, saying the firm is “requiring and incentivising” Android hardware manufacturers to exclusively use its services.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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