Google hit with $5 billion antitrust fine

EU antitrust regulators hit Google with a record 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) fine on Wednesday and ordered it to stop using its Android mobile operating system to block rivals, a ruling which the U.S. tech company said it would appeal.

That seems like an incredible amount of money, but then there’s this:

It represents just over two weeks of revenue for Google parent Alphabet…

Google is appealing the decision, more out of principle than financial reasons.