I see even Google requiring OEMs to pay for the apps to be included as a good thing.<p>However, what the EU should have done - and can still do - is force Google not do bundle Play Services with its other apps or Android in general. If Google's other apps don't work without the Play Services framework, well, that's Google's problem, isn't it? And maybe then it should make its apps more interoperable with other frameworks.
This was written by someone who either failed to fully read Google's statement or who is being paid to make the EU look bad, as it's very misrepresentative of what just took place.<p>I've emailed the senior editor to ask who wrote it, as it appears Bloomberg is hiding their identity behind the "Editorial Board" account.