https://www.reuters.com/article/eu-alphabet-antitrust/google-defends-android-phone-maker-deals-denies-carrot-and-stick-tactics-idUSKBN2GO115

Alphabet unit Google on Tuesday said deals with Android phone makers that landed it a record 4.3-billion-euro ($5 billion) antitrust fine boosted competition and rejected EU charges they were a carrot-and-stick tactic that stifled rivals.