Indian internet companies dial up fight against Google
Google Play Store have started complying with the internet giant’s billing policies, founders and executives at Indian internet firms said the fight between them and Google is far from over.
On the one hand, Indian companies have called for a “strategic response” from the government on what they claim to be monopolistic behaviour by the US tech major. On the other hand, Google has said its actions against the ten companies are only to make the ecosystem “fair” for a “vast majority” of developers who comply with its norms.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Product ManagementVisitThe Centre, too, has stepped in as the tussle deepened after March 1. IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will meet both sides on Monday in an attempt to resolve the situation. Founders, who spoke to ET, said that the meeting with Vaishnaw might move things in their favour in the short term but the final clarity on whether they can come out on the top will only come from the Supreme Court after its March 19 hearing on the matter.
“We appreciate the minister stepping in. He understands the issue well and has already said that removal of apps in the way it has been done cannot be allowed… but the matter is under litigation in the Supreme Court. We expect the final clarity to come from there,” a Gurugram-based founder of one of the impacted apps
