European Commission fined Google €890M ($1B) for breaking Digital Markets Act rules by favoring its own services in search results and restricting what app developers can tell users on Google Play. Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera said the best products should win because they are better rather than because the search engine owner controls them, and that consumers have a right to learn about cheaper offers even when the store takes no cut. Kent Walker, Google's president of global affairs, called the decision product degradation pushed by self-serving complainants and said compliance strips out real-time pricing and availability for hotels, flights, and restaurants. Google lost its final appeal this month against a separate €4.1B EU fine over Android.
