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Open Markets Institute Applauds EU Decision Forcing Google to Open Android and Search Data
The European Commission has ordered Google to grant rival AI assistants system-level access on Android devices and share anonymised search data with competitors. The ruling targets Google's use of its 90%+ search market share and OS control to lock users into Gemini.
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The Wire takeaway
If you're building an AI assistant or search alternative, Europe just forced open the two moats that made competing with Google impossible: Android's OS lock-in and Google's search data. The door is now open to build and distribute; you have six months to ship before Gemini's system-level grip loosens.
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Topics: AI Frontier Models · Generative AI · eu-antitrust · data-portability · ai-competition · android-openness · search-data