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Google to charge $40 per device to Android makers
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IANS | 20 Oct, 2018
Android manufacturers will have to pay $40 per device to Google in
Europe to be featured into Google Play Store and other mobile apps.
According
to a report in The Verge on Friday, a confidential fee schedule shows
costs as high as $40 per device to install the "Google Mobile Services"
suite of apps.
"The new fees vary depending on country and device
type, and it would apply to devices activated on or after February 1st,
2019," the report said.
"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," it added.
The tech giant however, has declined to comment.
Earlier
this week, Google said it was updating the compatibility agreements
with mobile device makers and may ask them to pay a fee for Google Play
and other its other Android apps used in Europe.
The move was to comply with the decision of the European Union's anti-trust watchdog's decision against Android.
The
European Commission ruled that forcing device manufacturers to
pre-install Google Search and Chrome was against its competition rules
and fined the tech giant a whopping $5.1 billion in July (Google has
appealed against the ruling).
With the new changes to Android
that will come into effect on October 29, smartphone makers in Europe
will need to pay for certain Google apps.
While Android will remain free and open source, Google will offer separate licenses to the Google Search app and to Chrome.
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