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‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier

One month after Epic Games and Google seemingly stopped fighting over the future of Android app distribution, they were back in a San Francisco courtroom today - where Judge James Donato just ordered Google to make it easier to install rival app stores on Android. It's been nearly three years since a jury unanimously decided that Google had an illegal monopoly over Android apps, and almost two years since Judge Donato decided the best way of undoing that monopoly would be to crack open Android app distribution. Donato ordered Google to carry rival Android app stores inside its own Google Play Store, and to provide rivals with complecte acc … Read the full story at The Verge.

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‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier

Related coverage: ‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier The Verge Google ordered to make it easier to download alternative Android app stores Ars Technica Aptoide Returns to Google Play After More Than a Decade, Opening a New Chapter for Competition on Android PR Newswire An Android App Store Competitor Is Available In The Play Store Engadget Google Play Store starts distributing third-party Android app stores – here's how it works [Gallery] 9to5google.com

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