On July 18, the European Commision fined Google 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion U.S.) for breaking EU antitrust laws in its abuse of the Android market in blocking rival companies.
The record high amount is almost double a previous fine of 2.4 billion euros which the technology company was ordered to pay last year for promoting their own shopping service over others. The current fine represents over two weeks of revenue for Google parent, Alphabet Inc.
