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Google Play Now Offers Third-Party App Stores in the U.S.

Google Play Now Offers Third-Party App Stores in the U.S.

In a stunning example of the power of antitrust to right wrongs, the Google Play…

Google Play Now Accepts Venmo as a Payment Option

Google Play Now Accepts Venmo as a Payment Option

The Google Play Store on Android and elsewhere now accepts Venmo as a payment option…

EU Fines Google €890 Million for DMA Violations

The European Commission fined Google €890 million for two violations of the Digital Markets Act…

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Google Prepares to Drop Play Store Fees and Expand Billing Choices

After Google settled with Epic Games worldwide, the company will start lowering its Play Store…

Fortnite is Back in the Google Play Store in the U.S.

Fortnite is Back in the Google Play Store in the U.S.

Thanks to a settlement agreement in Epic v. Google, Fortnite is back in the Google…

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Google Play Store to Start Penalizing Apps That Drain Too Much Battery

Google wants Android apps to stop wasting battery with excessive wake locks, and those that…

Epic and Google Agree to Settle Antitrust Case

Epic and Google Agree to Settle Antitrust Case

Epic Games and Google have agreed to settle their five-year-old antitrust case, pending approval from…

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Google’s US Play Store Now Lets Developers Link to Alternative App Store and Payment Options

Google is opening up the Play Store’s walled garden in the US and now allows…

Total Victory for Epic Games as Supreme Court Declines to Intervene for Google

Total Victory for Epic Games as Supreme Court Declines to Intervene for Google

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in Epic v. Google, delivering yet…

DMA Regulations Just Made iOS Better, Epic Games Says

DMA Regulations Just Made iOS Better, Epic Games Says

Thanks to EU regulations, Apple has been forced to improve iOS for developers and users…

Google Calls for an EU DMA “Reset”

Google Calls for an EU DMA “Reset”

Like Apple, Google today issued a public complaint about the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA)…

Google Petitions the Supreme Court to Intervene in Epic Case

Google Petitions the Supreme Court to Intervene in Epic Case

The clock is ticking, so Google is playing the only hand it has left: It…

Google Play Updated for Users, Developers

Google Play Updated for Users, Developers

Google today announced two sets of updates to its Google Play Store for users and…

U.S. Court of Appeals Hands Epic Games Another Victory Against Google

U.S. Court of Appeals Hands Epic Games Yet Another Victory Against Google

On Friday, a U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously denied Google’s emergency request to pause the…

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Nintendo invented the 30 percent fee structure for its NES videogame cartridges. But unlike Apple,…

Google Proposes Play Store Changes to EU

Google Proposes Play Store Changes to EU

In March, the European Commission determined that Google’s Play Store policies do not comply with…

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