RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoGoogle must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judgewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1402arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.idandroid@lemmy.world
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minus-squaremasterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·13 hours agoThis is a wild downplay of this. The judge is forcing Google to let third party app stores sell and distribute all the apps in the Google Play Store. That s massive.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 hours agoYou have it backwards. They’re putting third party stores on the Play store.
minus-squaremasterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-27 hours ago Google will have to distribute rival third-party app stores within Google Play, and it must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps, unless developers opt out individually. both
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoThat’s pretty bullshit, honestly. Being forced to provide the bandwidth to hurt its own business. All while Apple gets to keep screwing people.
This is a wild downplay of this.
The judge is forcing Google to let third party app stores sell and distribute all the apps in the Google Play Store. That s massive.
You have it backwards. They’re putting third party stores on the Play store.
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That’s pretty bullshit, honestly. Being forced to provide the bandwidth to hurt its own business. All while Apple gets to keep screwing people.