Google won't preload its apps in Russia after antitrust settlement
Google will pay 438 million rubles (US$7.8 million) and will stop requiring its apps be preloaded on Android smartphones in Russia, in an antitrust settlement with the country’s Federal Antimonopoly Service. The settlement, announced Monday, ends a nearly two-year investigation by FAS into Google’s control of the Android operating system. FAS had accused Google of abusing…