the lawsuit asserts that Google uses its power over Android and the smartphone market to exact control over what apps and storefronts are promoted, pushing for Google Play over others. It also focused on Google's financial arrangements with smartphone vendors to lock users in, with ...
The lawsuit, which seeks up to £1.04 billion in compensation, argues that developers have no viable alternative but to use Google’s Play Store to market their apps. The compensation would cover losses incurred by th...
Googlehas agreed to fork out $700 million in a settlement with multiple U.S. states whichsued the tech giantfor anticompetitive rules within its Play Store. The lawsuit,filed in Julyandsettled in September, saw 36 states and districts including New York, California, Utah, Tennessee, and more...
This is the fourth suit of its nature lodged by US state governments in the last 12 months. This lawsuit’s target of the Play Store means that the states have sued Google’s business with the greatest similarity to Apple’s. TheApp Storehas faced its own fair share of lawsuits,bringing ...
Google making this change to the Play Store might make a lot of sense for the bottom line and bring it in line with Apple, but it can only be described as a tone-deaf and ill-timed one. The company had some goodwill from developers because it was different from Apple and allowed carv...
Here’s what the Google Play lawsuit ruling means for Android users The final ruling in the ‘Fortnite’-maker’s court battle against Google could lead to changes in the Google Play store for Android users. Here’s what to know. Epic Gamesscored a massive victoryagainst Google Monday, ...
With how massive the Google Play Store is for Google and its overall business, the company goes above and beyond to ensure its continued success. That apparently includes doing its best to prevent sizable competitors from being formed at similar companies. According to a lawsuit filed back in 20...
Epic Games initiated the lawsuit against Google three years ago, alleging that the tech giant had monopolized the Android app distribution market through side deals with rivals and was using its resources to hinder competition...
Judge James Donato ruled in the case Epic v. Google, confirming that Google’s Play Store and Billing service constitute an illegal monopoly. This ruling comes after a lengthy lawsuit filed by Epic Games three years ago against both Google and Apple regarding their app store practices. The ju...
An antitrust lawsuit lodged against Google this week alleges the search giant participates in anticompetitive practices including exclusionary behavior associated with a 30% fee on Play Store transactions. Lodged in California federal court by law firm Hagens Berman, the suit seeks ...