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Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming nex

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15 Jul
Epic Games and Google have just jointly withdrawn their attempt to retroactively settle the lawsuit that’s changing how Android app stores work in the United States — and that means Google will be for

Epic Games and Google have just jointly withdrawn their attempt to retroactively settle the lawsuit that’s changing how Android app stores work in the United States — and that

OPINION · HOW · The VergeOPEN STORY
17 Aug
While Google began offering third-party app store downloads in the Play Store last week, a US District Judge says the company isn’t doing enough and has charged the tech giant to ease its unnecessary

While Google began offering third-party app store downloads in the Play Store last week, a US District Judge says the company isn’t doing enough and has charged the tech giant to

OPINION · WHO · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
24 Jun
Google’s new rules for the app store will allow alternative billing next week

While the court still hasn't signed off on the massive settlement resolving Epic's antitrust lawsuit against Google for having a monopoly over Android's app store with Google

REPORT · WHO · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
10 Aug
Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US

Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
14 Aug
Epic’s lawyer Yonatan Even showed that if you search Google’s Play Store for the term “store for apps,” no third-party app stores appear, only physical stores.

Epic’s lawyer Yonatan Even showed that if you search Google’s Play Store for the term “store for apps,” no third-party app stores appear, only physical stores. “Wait, why did

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
15 Apr
Google sued by rival app store Aptoide over alleged monopoly reut.rs/3O5aOzb

Google sued by rival app store Aptoide over alleged monopoly reut.rs/3O5aOzb

OPINION · WHAT · ReutersOPEN STORY
16 Jul
Google ordered to open Android and Search to rivals in Europe

Google must give rival AI assistants and search engines greater access to key parts of Android and Google Search after the European Union ordered the company to comply with the

REPORT · WHERE · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
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