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Google Says Opening Up Its App Store Is Expensive And Too Much Work, Gets Told By Judge, 'We're Going To Tear The Barriers Down' (www.benzinga.com)
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  • Judge James Donato intends to dismantle Google’s Android app store monopoly, following an earlier ruling declaring it illegal.
  • Google argued that opening its store to competitors would be too costly and complex, but the judge dismissed this claim, emphasizing that barriers will be removed.
  • Proposed remedies include banning discriminatory practices against rival app stores and setting up a committee to monitor compliance and report regularly.
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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I want my phone to be more like a computer and install what I want on it. But, I recognize the walled App Stores has maybe protected the common folks from turning our cellular network into a large, out of control, botnet.

With that said, I recognize computers exist. I guess I just hope it’s done with thought and care.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Not really. Tons of apps are such bad quality, I'm actually wondering if there's more shit in the app stores than anywhere else...

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