[kictanet] [isoc_ke] EU hits Google with Anti-Trust complaint

Fri Apr 22 09:29:24 EAT 2016

Great points Ahmed.

As I said this is definitely an interesting one to watch and one that has
lessons for us in Kenya as we grapple with our own 'Dominance' issues.

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On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> This is a tricky issue in many ways:
>
>    1. Android is an appealing product to put onto a Smart Phone platform.
>    Its not only designed for a Smart Phone, its designed also for TV boxes,
>    and other appliances. It is the only open platform that is out there that
>    is easily accessible and can be tuned to work in ways many manufacturers
>    would like it to work.
>    2. Google is not doing this for free. Its doing this because it wants
>    to roll out its services to the manufacturer who may want to receive its
>    "free" product to kick start their operations.
>    3. Rival platforms face some problems Android has solved: Either it
>    being running on costly hardware (iPhone's iOS) or it being not lucrative
>    as an option to drive hardware sales (Windows, Blackberry, etc).
>    4. Infact the platforms like iOS, Blackberry, Windows have the same
>    issues: They either push iCloud (Apple), BlackBerry services or Bing
>    (Microsoft) as bundled products.
>    5. Various open attempts have been developed but adoption has brought
>    them down - a good example of FirefoxOS by Mozilla. FirefoxOS would have
>    solved this exact same problem. Is it then that the corporates are not
>    willing to invest in such platforms?
>
> Ahmed
>
> On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 4:50 AM, WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Happy Furahi Day!
>>
>> Thank you for sharing the piece!
>>
>> "One big difference in U.S. antitrust law is that the ultimate barometer
>> of whether something is illegal is whether it negatively affects the
>> consumer—for example, by raising the price of a product or service. That
>> would make it difficult to prosecute Google for antitrust behavior, since
>> the vast majority of its products are free. The European Union, however,
>> doesn’t need to make that argument—it’s free to find Google’s behavior
>> illegal regardless of what it costs."
>>
>> ISOC KE during the next Internet Governance Forum, the Competition
>> Authority would be a great guest to "demystify this Anti-Trust, Dominance
>> terms and practical application.
>>
>> Today's local tech start-up may be less concerned, however, it is the
>> next global tech giant soon.
>>
>> Blessed day.
>>
>> Regards/Wangari
>>
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>> Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on
>> Earth".
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------
>> On Fri, 22/4/16, Ali Hussein via isoc <isoc at lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
>>
>>  Subject: [isoc_ke] EU hits Google with Anti-Trust complaint
>>  To: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke, ISOC at lists.my.co.ke
>>  Date: Friday, 22 April, 2016, 3:31
>>
>>  Listers
>>  This should be interesting.
>>  EU hits Google
>>  EU officials
>>   say Google forces phone makers and carriers to
>>  install its services.
>>  For many Android
>>  users, one of the appealing things about Google’s mobile
>>  operating system is that it is an open ecosystem—anyone
>>  can install or modify it, since it is open source, and users
>>  can run any apps they want, something they can’t do on
>>  Apple’s iOS devices. But the European Union doesn’t see
>>  it that way. To the EU, Android is a just tool that Google
>>  uses to expand its mobile and search
>>  monopolies.Read on:-
>>  http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/eu-google-antitrust/Ali
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