Google says if the ACCC plans to ‘directly intervene’ with the Android operating system it should do the same with Apple and Microsoft

In its response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Digital Platforms Report, Google Australia’s managing director Melanie Silva has said that if Google’s Android operating system is under the magnifying glass, so too should Apple’s iOS and Microsoft’s Windows PC operating system.

The response from Silva, posted on the Google Australia Blog, also said that the recommendations from the ACCC don’t take into account the value that Google provides publishers and existing commercial agreements between the tech giant and Australian news producers.

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