Google Says Opening Up Its App Store Is Expensive And Too Much Work, Gets Told By Judge, 'We're Going To Tear The Barriers Down' - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
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Judge James Donato plans to dismantle Google's Android app store monopoly following a federal jury's ruling, rejecting Google's claims that opening the store to rivals would be too burdensome and proposing strict oversight to ensure compliance.
  • Judge James Donato intends to dismantle Google’s Android app store monopoly, following an earlier ruling declaring it illegal.
  • Google argued that opening its store to competitors would be too costly and complex, but the judge dismissed this claim, emphasizing that barriers will be removed.
  • Proposed remedies include banning discriminatory practices against rival app stores and setting up a committee to monitor compliance and report regularly.
  • @Armok_the_bunnyEnglish
    6•1 month ago

    Reading the article does make it sound like it’s either that, or having google allow other app stores to be downloaded via the play store and give them the same level of access to other apps that the play store gets, I assume for things like automatic updates.