In comp.mobile.android, on Wed, 13 Dec 2023 02:06:40 -0400, Wally J <
[email protected]> wrote:
Google lost its battle against Epic regarding Google Play Store charges.
<https://www.engadget.com/jury-sides-with-epic-games-in-its-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google-032341810.html>
"the jury has unanimously agreed that Google held an illegal monopoly
on app distribution and in-app billing services for Android devices.
Further, it found the company's distribution agreements with other
video gaming companies, as well as its deals with device manufacturers
to pre-install its apps on Android devices, to be anticompetitive."
Dunno how/if that might affect us, as mere users of the Google Play Store repository.
<https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/epic-v-google-trial-verdict-a-win-for-all-developers>
I didn't hear about this until today, when the news show I was listening
to portrayed it as new news. Although it sounded like game apps were
suing, I still would have thought there would be more interest here.
I too dont' known how/if it might affect us, but that's because I don't
know much. What are those 3 buttons on the side for?
REFERENCES
<https://www.theverge.com/23994174/epic-google-trial-jury-verdict-monopoly-google-play>
<https://www.engadget.com/epic-match-google-antitrust-lawsuit-trial-date-223014942.html>
<https://www.engadget.com/epic-games-asks-supreme-court-to-reconsider-apple-antitrust-ruling-221622184.html>
etc.
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