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Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight::A jury has decided for Epic Games in the Epic v. Google trial, giving the Fortnite and Unreal Engine maker a historic win in its fight to change how app stores work.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (4 children)

If Google does then so does Apple?

I don't fully understand this. If you want your app on a store front, you play by their rules or provide direct alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The problem is, they can't provide a direct alternative. On Apple they straight can't sideload, and on Android Google has intentionally made the experience shitty and dangerous to discourage it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Google has intentionally made the experience shitty and dangerous to discourage it.

In what way?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They have made it nearly impossible for a non-rooted phone to have apps automatically update, or an app store automatically update apps if it isn't the play store.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

"Apple has better lawyers and protection" basically. The fact that Apple's lock down is still a thing just boggles my mind, especially post windows internet explorer world.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

or provide direct alternatives.

yeah. Huawei has their own, Samsung has their own, Amazon has their own, Xiaomi has their own, I imagine so do all other Chinese OEM's. All of these run Android. What exactly does this verdict mean? What was the jury smoking and how the fuck did Google let it slide?!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

In the free world outside Usa, Apple gets more legal attacks for that than Google.