Alternative Android app stores praise US Google order as ‘important starting point’ | MLex

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(January 7, 2025, 18:52 GMT | Official Statement ) — MLex Summary: Android App Store operators Aptoide and One Store told a US appeals court that an injunction requiring Google to make changes to its Play Store would begin to chip away at the company’s entrenchment in the US and elsewhere, ensuring that developers can sell their apps on more favorable terms and that consumers get better prices. The companies filed a brief in support of the confirmation of Epic Games’ antitrust case against Google. “These remedies may not completely remedy the harm caused by Google’s monopolistic behavior, but they represent a crucial starting point,” they said…

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