The App Store’s reported overhaul
Apple and Google run the two biggest mobile app stores (the App Store and Google Play), and the two combined have over 95% of the app store market share outside of China.
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The legal battle between 36 states and Google’s app store monopoly, explained
“This lawsuit isn’t about helping the little guy or protecting consumers,” wrote White in his blog post. “It’s about boosting a handful of major app developers who want the benefits of Google Play without paying for it.”
Why is Google being sued?
* On July 7, 36 states filed
Google backs down on app store cut in India
Despite couching its new policies as a “clarification,” some observers have been less than impressed.
Facing a coalition of Indian startups and tech firms, Google LLC has announced that it is delaying the roll out of new Play Store in-app purchase policies until at least 2022.
The move comes as
App store monopoly wars extend to India with Paytm’s Play Store removal
Paytm’s removal comes as the issue of app store “monopolies” and antitrust disputes heat up around the world.
Paytm Payments Bank Pvt. Ltd. the Indian digital payment service, was briefly pulled from Google’s Play Store in September, as a result of what Google Inc. claimed was a “violation
Apple changes its App Store policies as war with Epic Games continues
Apple and Epic Games’ dispute has continued to escalate with billion-dollar implications for both companies and the industry at large.
Apple Inc. has updated its App Store guidelines to allow game streaming services, such as Microsoft’s xCloud and Google’s Stadia, to run on the platform under certain conditions.
Epic Games goes to war with Apple
Apple Inc. has come under increasing fire in the last few months over the policies of its iOS App Store, which some developers claim breaches antitrust rules and stifles competition.
Criticism is focused on a 30% commission that Apple takes from in-app purchases and subscriptions on apps from the App