{"id":48285,"date":"2018-10-21T13:02:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T12:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=48285"},"modified":"2018-10-21T13:03:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T12:03:32","slug":"google-to-charge-android-partners-up-to-40-per-device-for-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/google-to-charge-android-partners-up-to-40-per-device-for-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Google to charge Android partners up to $40 per device for apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-48287\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Google-Android.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Google-Android.jpg 400w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Google-Android-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google will charge hardware firms up to $40 per device to use its apps under a new licensing system to replace one that the European Union this year deemed anti-competitive, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new fee goes into effect on Oct. 29 for any new smartphone or tablet models launched in the European Economic Area and running Google\u2019s Android operating system, the company announced on Tuesday.<br \/>\nThe fee can be as low as $2.50 and rises depending on the country and device size, the person said. It is standard across manufacturers, with the majority likely to pay around $20, the person added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"alignleft quote-simple \"><p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script> <!-- Automatic size Responsive --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1234237307185872\" data-ad-slot=\"7381563475\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins> <script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Companies can offset the charge, which applies to a suite of apps including the Google Play app store, Gmail and Google Maps, by placing Google\u2019s search and Chrome Internet browser in a prominent position. Under that arrangement, Google would give the device maker a portion of ad revenue it generates through search and Chrome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tech news outlet the Verge reported the pricing earlier on Friday, citing confidential documents.<br \/>\nThe European Commission in July found Google abused its market dominance in mobile software to essentially force Android partners to pre-install search and Chrome on their gadgets. It levied a record $5-billion fine, which Google has appealed, and threatened additional penalties unless the company ended its illegal practices.<br \/>\nThe new system should give Google\u2019s rivals such as Microsoft Corp. more room to partner with hardware makers to become the default apps for search and browsing, analysts said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Qwant, a small French search company that has been critical of Google, said in a statement on Friday that it was \u201csatisfied that the European Commission\u2019s action pushed Google to finally give manufacturers the possibility to offer such choices to consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/google-to-charge-android-partners-up-to-40-per-device-for-apps\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google will charge hardware firms up to $40 per device to use its apps under a new licensing system to replace one that the European Union this year deemed anti-competitive, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. 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