Information: US Court warns Google that major changes will be imperative to Illegal Play Store Monopoly -

Aug 29, 2024

U.S. District Judge James Donato has warned Google to make major changes to be made to its Android application store following an appeals court ruling in favor of the Play Store is an unconstitutional monopoly.

According to Associated Press reports that Judge Donato has suggested the possibility of asking Google to allow other apps to work on Android devices. The idea is to restrict Google's power over distribution of applications and the way it charges its services. The control monopoly "nearly complete control" generates billions annually for Google and the decision of the court may alter that figure the way it operates, with Google anticipating that it will incur costs up to 600 million of dollars.

Google is anxious over the risk that allowing it to open to the Play Store to third-party application stores may expose users to security threats, which could lead to the issue that Google refers to as "security disturbance. " In spite of these fears the judge Donato stated that there's the need for an expansive revamp, saying "We are going to take off the walls. This will happen."

The matter falls within the overall antitrust investigation against Google and another important instance with its search engine set to start in September. The judge is expected to issue an order that outlines what changes will be required for the Play Store soon, possibly in the weeks leading up to Labor Day.

A piece in The Verge on the same topic lists Epic Games that are benefitting of these outcomes as well, with an introduction to the article which says "Judge James Donato will issue his ruling in the final days on the information Google provides -- and on what Epic gets in just days."

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