欧盟就Android相关问题对谷歌处以创纪录的50亿美元罚款

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.

在另一场对硅谷科技巨头的指责中，欧盟反垄断监管机构周三认定，谷歌滥用其Android操作系统的主导地位推广并强化自己的手机应用和服务，尤其是该公司的搜索引擎；全球超过80%的智能手机都搭载了Android系统。

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商店是下载Android应用程序的主要方式，如果他们想预装play store就必须让手机制造商预装其搜索应用和Chrome网络浏览器，针对此情况欧盟命令停止这一行为。欧盟还命令谷歌解除对制造商销售运行非官方版本Android设备的限制。

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.

谷歌称将对这一决定作出上诉，自两年前欧盟正式提出指控以来，谷歌一直拒绝接受欧盟的决定。谷歌表示，Android系统加大了智能手机制造商之间的竞争，降低了消费者的购买价格。谷歌还称，有关该公司对与其竞争的应用程序加以妨碍的说法是错误的，因为制造商一般都会在自己生产的Android设备中安装许多与谷歌竞争的应用程序，而且消费者也可以下载其他应用程序。

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.

周三的罚款金额也突破了欧盟此前的罚金记录。一年前，欧盟决定对谷歌处以24.2亿欧元罚款，并要求谷歌停止利用其搜索引擎来令自己的商品广告服务获得竞争优势。