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歐盟反壟斷機構周三將向谷歌施以43億歐元(50億美元)罰款，因為後者使用其佔主導地位的Android手機操作系統壓制競爭對手。

Google Is Fined $5 Billion by EU in Android Antitrust Case

歐盟就Android相關問題對谷歌處以創紀錄的50億美元罰款

The European Union hit Alphabet Inc.』s Google with a record $5 billion antitrust fine and ordered changes that could reshape the business model underlying its biggest growth engine: mobile phones.

歐盟對Alphabet Inc. (GOOG)旗下谷歌(Google)開出創紀錄的50.6億美元反壟斷罰單，並命令谷歌調整其業務，這可能讓谷歌失去對手機這個該公司最大增長引擎的控制。

In another rebuke to one of Silicon Valley』s tech giants, the bloc』s antitrust regulator found Wednesday that Google had abused the dominance of its Android operating system, which runs more than 80% of the world』s smartphones, to promote and entrench the company』s cash-cow search engine.

在另一場對矽谷科技巨頭的指責中，歐盟反壟斷監管機構周三認定，谷歌濫用其Android操作系統的主導地位推廣並強化自己的手機應用和服務，尤其是該公司的搜索引擎；全球超過80%的智能手機都搭載了Android系統。

The EU ordered Google to stop making phone manufacturers pre-install its search app and the Chrome web browser if they want to pre-install Google』s Play store, which is the dominant way to download Android apps. The bloc also ordered Google to end restrictions that discourage manufacturers from selling devices that run unofficial versions of Android.

谷歌Play store商店是下載Android應用程序的主要方式，如果他們想預裝play store就必須讓手機製造商預裝其搜索應用和Chrome網路瀏覽器，針對此情況歐盟命令停止這一行為。歐盟還命令谷歌解除對製造商銷售運行非官方版本Android設備的限制。

Google, which said it would appeal the decision, has rejected the EU』s contentions since the bloc issued formal charges over two years ago. Google said Android, which is free for manufacturers to use, has increased competition among smartphone makers, lowering prices for consumers. Google also said the allegation that it stymied competing apps is false because manufacturers typically install many rival apps on Android devices—and consumers can download others.

谷歌稱將對這一決定作出上訴，自兩年前歐盟正式提出指控以來，谷歌一直拒絕接受歐盟的決定。谷歌表示，Android系統加大了智能手機製造商之間的競爭，降低了消費者的購買價格。谷歌還稱，有關該公司對與其競爭的應用程序加以妨礙的說法是錯誤的，因為製造商一般都會在自己生產的Android設備中安裝許多與谷歌競爭的應用程序，而且消費者也可以下載其他應用程序。

Wednesday』s fine tops the EU』s previous record penalty of 2.42 billion Euros when the bloc last year ordered Google to stop using its search engine to favor its own product-advertising service over others.

周三的罰款金額也突破了歐盟此前的罰金記錄。一年前，歐盟決定對谷歌處以24.2億歐元罰款，並要求谷歌停止利用其搜索引擎來令自己的商品廣告服務獲得競爭優勢。

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