Google faces antitrust lawsuit with strong response, but …

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A few weeks ago we learned of the duopoly of Apple and Google by the United Kingdom, so that today dozens of state attorneys in the United States accuse the big G of intimidate other app stores maintain its monopoly on the distribution of Android applications. Let’s get into the details.

The news comes from ArsTechnica, and indicates that the accusation is based on a series of anti-competitive practicesThese include better offers of benefits for app developers, creating unnecessary obstacles to “sideloading” apps, and a bribery attempt against Samsung to limit competition from the Galaxy Store.

The thing is on fire

In a vital moment when everyone goes through these devices cell phones called smartphones, it makes sense that large companies are voracious so as not to lose their spaces, segments, markets and more …

Yesterday we learned how OnePlus itself favored its mobiles as the performance of popular apps deteriorated, only to come out and mention that it was in the name of the autonomy of its mobiles.

Apple and Google before the United Kingdom for a duopoly, and other manufacturers closing third-party applications to make room for theirs and thus give them a little boost (and let’s not talk about Google Assistant …).

Yes, The thing is on fire, and even more when through these mobiles, being redundant, everything happens in our life. As it was said in The Lord of the Rings: “one ring to rule them all …”

What does Google say?

Google has come out to say that it is strange that these state attorneys are trying against a system that offers more choice and openness to third parties. Just yesterday Wilson White Senior Director of Public Policy from Google, he posted it on his blog.

Although on these possibilities of choice and Free market there are some shadows that are getting longer and longer. We can refer to what is happening with the Epic Store and this 30% commission, although it is true that it will not be so abusive for small developers.

Yes If the river makes noise it’s because the water is flowing so Amazon even lowers the commission in its store as part of a program for those who don’t charge a certain annual amount.

Samsung corruption

It’s a very harsh word, but the translation of “buy” is what it is. At least that’s the word used. In fact, lawyers have spent a lot of time dissecting how Google went about its efforts to keep it short to the rest of the app stores.

In fact, and we already know how well Samsung and Google get along (but not always), the guys at Mountain View have been offering advantages and concessions to make your Galaxy Store grow more slowly.

Because Korean society has very well established their feet in the United States, Google has always feared that the Galaxy Store would wield more power than it has.

Recall how in 2019 he offered exclusive Fortnite skins and how in 2018 he partnered with Epic Games to launch your game exclusively on the Galaxy Store. This move cost Google millions in profits.

the the disagreements between the two are known And even the fact that Samsung has gone from Wear OS to its Tizen can show a bit of where the clichés have gone.

How will it be?

We have played several roles, but there is also limitations imposed by Google in the Google Play Store So, for example, if you sell apps outside of the store, you can’t buy Google Search, YouTube, and Google Display advertising for your apps or games.

Everything remains that after all these movements the Google Play Store distributes over 90% of all applications from Android.

Now alright there is still a lot to burn and quite a few lawsuits before Google and the rest of the big tech companies fighting to get their hands on that ring with which to rule them all.

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