On the seventh day of the Android antitrust ruling hearing, Google reportedly told the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that a mere nudge to promote one’s own app could not be interpreted as closing the market for rival competitors.
Google’s counsel Arun Kathpalia argued before a tribunal bench comprised of Justice Ashok Bhushan and member (technical) Alok Srivastava that it is simply a marketing tactic. Kathpalia claimed that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) was ‘contradicting itself’ by finding pre-installation of Google apps anti-competitive, despite noting in its order that users wanted such apps.
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