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EU’s top court ruling on Android Auto antitrust referral could put interoperability requests in the fast lane
Europe's top court has weighed in to clarify the rules around interoperability requirements on Big Tech in a referral on a case related to Google's
Back in 2021, the tech giant was hit with an €100 million antitrust fine by Italy’s competition authority for refusing to let a third-party electric car charging app made by energy company Enel X Italia integrate with its Android Auto platform, a version of its mobile OS for in-car use. The Italian authority took the view that Google’s initial block on Enel from integrating with Android Auto constituted an abuse of a dominant position that harmed the other company’s competitiveness by crimping its ability to attract consumers. She joined TC after a stint reviewing smartphones for CNET UK and, prior to that, more than five years covering business technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills issues.
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