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Alphabet (GOOGL) Faces Mandatory Changes to Android App Store Practices
GOOGAlphabet(GOOG) GuruFocus·2024-10-08 11:10

A U.S. federal judge has ordered Google to dismantle its digital barriers protecting the Google Android app store to enhance competition. The ruling requires Google to make significant changes, such as prohibiting payments to other companies to deter them from developing their own app stores or obtaining exclusivity for Google’s app store. This mandates Google from pre-installing their app store on new devices in exchange for these agreements.This injunction is set to stimulate competition among Android app ...