With Uncertain Damage Theory Come Unpredictable Effects of Remedies: “Libres Propos” on The Android Case

By Frédéric Marty & Julien Pillot – 

This contribution analyzes the EU Commission’s Google Android decision of July 18, 2018. We question both the underlying damage theory and the potential effects of associated remedies. We investigate their impact on Android’s two-sided structure. These remedies question both Google’s business model and Android’s technical architecture as anti-fragmentation provisions and apps’ pre-installation may be consubstantial to such a two-sid