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Google Mobile Model Imperiled as EU Readies Antitrust Charges
- Case targets bundling of Google services with Android OS
- Limits on Android may dent mobile ads, lift distribution costs
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Google’s means of making money from the smartphone boom is under threat in Europe.
Antitrust regulators in the region are expected to unveil charges as soon as Wednesday that could require the Alphabet Inc. unit to change how it lodges tools like Search onto phones -- and make it harder for Google to generate revenue from mobile ads.