Google to allow rival search engines to compete on Android - at a price

Alphabet Inc's Google will allow rivals to compete to be the default search...

) Google will allow rivals to compete to be the default search engines on new Android devices in Europe, but they will have to pay for the privilege.

The move comes a year after the European Commission fined the U.S. tech giant 4.34 billion euros for blocking rivals by pre-installing its Chrome browser and search app on Android smartphones and notebooks. Rival search engines can apply to join Google among the four options in separate auctions for each individual country. In the event that fewer than three search providers meet or exceed the bid threshold, Google will fill any remaining slots randomly from a pool including those that asked to take part in the auctions but did not submit bids.

“If the highest bidder wins the contract and not the best search engine, then the user is the biggest loser. The choice should be about selecting the most private or innovative provider,” said Cliqz Chief Executive Marc Al-Hames.

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