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Re:Google faces Russia Android probe after Yandex protest by ocdtrekkie on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @12:17PM (#9069635)
The MARA agreement Google mandates is very anti-competitive. It protects some services by mandating their inclusion in order to get others. Google now mandates almost 20 apps be packaged on devices, when the manufacturer really only wants the Play Store.
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Re:Google faces Russia Android probe after Yandex protest by revelation on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @03:14PM (#9070671)
If that is anti-competitive, then Apples locked down operating-system running only entirely Apple sanctioned code must make the FTC explode.

Then of course, the market is smartphones, not Android phones. If something is anti-competitive comes down to the market situation, and has usually very little to do with any specific behavior.

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