google logoLast month Russian search giant Yandex filed a complaint against Google to the Russian anti-monopoly body. According to Yandex, they claimed that Google was monopolizing the smartphone market by preinstalling their apps and services on Android phones, which for the most part is standard practice and to a certain extent, welcome by a lot of Android users.

However Yandex feels like this is an abuse of Google’s power and it looks like the authorities are siding with Yandex. According to a report from Reuters, the country’s anti-monopoly agency has told Google that they now have to change the contracts with its Android manufacturers with regards to preinstalling its own software and services.

The agency has given Google until the 18th of November to comply, if not the company could be slapped with a very hefty fine. How hefty, you ask? The report claims that the fine could be as large as 15% of Google’s 2014 revenue in mobile applications in the Russian market, but unfortunately there were no estimated numbers given.

According to Yandex, “Our goal is to return fair play to the market. Our position is strong and we intend to defend it in case of appeal at any level. This view is shared by a number of companies outside of Russia.” Google has not officially responded to the complaint, but a Google press officer was cited by the TASS news agency as saying that they will make a decision after studying the ruling.

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