By Loh Ving Sung
07 September 2011 – Google offices in South Korea were raided by the country's anti-trust commission, the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KTFC). Allegedly over Google limiting access to rival search engines on its Android mobile operating system.
Back in April, South Korea's NHN and Daum Communications, two Internet companies providing search, email and news, filed a joint complaint with regulators over the alleged unfair competition claim. The companies pointed out that smartphones in South Korea running Android OS have Google's search engine as a default page and is 'systematically designed' to make it difficult for users to switch to a different company’s search engine.
In a statement, Google defended its Android strategy and said that it will comply with Korean regulators. "We will work with the KFTC to address any questions they may have about our business," the search engine said. "Android is an open platform, and carrier and OEM partner are free to decide which applications and services to include on their Android phones. We do not require carriers or manufactures to include Google Search or Google applications on Android-powered devices."
Android also drew fire from the US Federal Trade Commission last month, who are looking into concerns about Google preventing mobile device makers from featuring services from non-Google services.
source: http://www.mobile88.com
Thursday, September 8, 2011
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