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Google mobile Android operating system under U.S. antitrust scanner

September 25, 2015 publisher apple, barcelona, black, congress, general-meeting, mobile, mobile-platform, mobile-world, people-switch, regulator, revenue-growth, said-on-friday, source-familiar, unfairly-uses, waterloo

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Google Inc is using its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The Android mobile platform is a key element in Google's strategy to maintain revenue from online advertising as people switch from Web browser searches to smartphone apps, and action by U.S.