Examples of Google Play in a sentence
For the reasons set out in recitals (52) to (60) and (65) to (68) above, the Commission concludes that Google Play constitutes an online intermediation CPS within the meaning of Article 2, point (2), subpoint (a), of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 and that Alphabet meets the thresholds laid down in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 in relation to that CPS.
Alphabet considers that Google Play serves the same purpose from both a business user and an end user perspective, regardless of the device through which that service can be accessed (e.g., mobile devices, smart TVs, or laptops).
For the reasons set out above, the Commission concludes that Google Play constitutes an online intermediation service within the meaning Article 2, point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 as well as a software application store within the meaning of Article 2, point (14), of that Regulation.
Based on the information provided by Alphabet,42 the Commission considers that Alphabet meets both the turnover and market capitalisation thresholds laid down in Article 3(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925, as well as the requirement laid down in that provision that the CPS at issue, i.e. Google Play, is offered in at least three Member States.
Consequently, Alphabet is to be designated as a gatekeeper pursuant to Article 3(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 in relation to its online intermediation CPS Google Play.
Therefore, Google Play constitutes a CPS within the meaning of Article 2, point (2), subpoint (a), of that Regulation.
For paid results on Google Play, such a finding is in line with the definition of ‘search results’ laid down in Article 2, point (23), of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925, which explains that search results include paid and unpaid results.
As regards the boundaries between the online intermediation CPS Google Play and Alphabet’s online advertising services, for the reasons set out in Section 5.9.1.2.3 below, the Commission considers the display of an advertisement to be the culmination of Alphabet’s online advertising service and therefore to form a part of that service, while also forming part of the online intermediation service CPS Google Play.
Google Play offers the same service of enabling business users to distribute and end users to find, install, and manage apps and other digital content across devices.34 Therefore, Alphabet considers that Google Play constitutes a single online intermediation CPS that should not be segmented based on the different devices via which it can be accessed.
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