Android enter the viewfinderAmerican antitrust. According to rumors reported by the US press, the Federal Trade Commission would be investigating Google, suspected of limiting competitors' access to its operating system.
According to sources familiar with the investigation, reported by Bloomberg, the proceedings are still in the initial stages and may not result in an official indictment of the company led by Larry Page, whose role in the field of advertising revenue together with privacy management of users is increasingly targeted by authorities around the globe.
Today the latest version of Android, which turned ten on July 11, is the electronic brain that governs over a billion mobile phones worldwide.
The first Android-based mobile phone arrived in 2008, produced by HTC, at the same time as the launch of the Android Market, in competition with Apple's App Store.
Android started from a share of zero and compared to the iPhone, launched in 2007. According to data from the Kantar World Panel, referring to the second quarter of 2015, even in Italy Android is the leading "mobile" operating system, with a share of market by 72%.
Today even Blackberry – increasingly in crisis – has confirmed the launch of a new smartphone with the Android operating system. Rumors have been circulating for some time about the arrival of the device, a way to give new life to turnover.
"I confirm our plans to launch Priv, an Android-powered device named after our mission to protect consumer privacy," said Chief Executive Officer John Chen.
