LCP@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down112file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1336arrow-down1external-linkEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comLCP@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square63fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
Google will appeal the decision: https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/11/23996902/google-will-appeal-the-epic-v-google-verdict
minus-squareLibreFish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 months ago nor is the Play Store promoted over their native app stores on those devices Google actually forces it’s installation if you want to use the android trademark. It’d probably be pretty hard to market “MotorolaOS”
minus-squared3Xt3r@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·10 months agoI don’t see the issue here. Is it really that bad to bundle your own apps in your own OS? Also, even though they bundle the store, it’s not like they’re forcing you to use it, nor is it prominently promoted over any other native stores.
Google actually forces it’s installation if you want to use the android trademark. It’d probably be pretty hard to market “MotorolaOS”
I don’t see the issue here. Is it really that bad to bundle your own apps in your own OS? Also, even though they bundle the store, it’s not like they’re forcing you to use it, nor is it prominently promoted over any other native stores.