https://www.reuters.com/article/eu-alphabet-antitrust/google-tells-eu-court-payments-to-phone-makers-gave-android-a-chance-against-apple-idUSKBN2GP15I

Payments to phone makers to pre-install only Google Search on their devices were not aimed at preventing competition but were necessary for Android to seize market share from Apple, Alphabet's Google told Europe's second-top court on Wednesday.