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While some of the apps delisted from Google Play Store have started complying with the internet giant’s billing policies, founders and executives at Indian internet firms said the fight between them and Google is far from over.On the one hand, Indian companies have called for a “strategic response” from the government on what they claim to be monopolistic behaviour by the US tech major. On the other hand, Google has said its actions against the ten companies are only to make the ecosystem “fair” for a “vast majority” of…

Apple on Tuesday found itself the target of a $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) class action lawsuit brought by more than 1,500 apps developers in the UK over its App Store fees.Apple's services business, which includes the App Store, has seen revenues grow at a rapid pace in the last few years and now hovers around $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,63,400 crore) per quarter.However, the commissions of 15 percent to 30 percent that the company charges some app makers for the use of an in-app payment system have been…

Apollo, a widely used third-party app for Reddit, has announced that it will be shutting down on June 30, 2023, as a direct consequence of Reddit's recently announced changes in its API pricing, according to TechCrunch. The new pricing plans would require Apollo to pay a staggering $20 million annually to continue operating, an impossible cost for an independent developer. Christian Selig, the creator of Apollo, was one of the first to raise concerns about the impact of Reddit's new API pricing on third-party apps. Even…

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In deference to the Competition Commission of India’s directives, Google said in a blog on Wednesday that it will make “some key changes" such as allowing handset makers to license individual…

India wants to tame big tech’s dominance and it has its antitrust sights on Google. The giant company will be a tough nut to crack. India wants to tame big tech’s dominance and it has its antitrust sights on Google. The giant company will be a tough nut to crack. FOLLOW…

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Alphabet unit Google said it will from Tuesday cut fees to 12%, from 15%, for non-gaming app developers on its Google Play App Store which switch to rival payment systems, as it moves to comply with new EU tech rules. The world's most popular internet search engine said the fee cut applies only to European consumers while the freedom to use another payment system will eventually be expanded to gaming apps as well. The move underscores a change in Google's strategy since last year where it now prefers to bow to regulatory…

The latest software update for KakaoTalk, South Korea's most popular mobile messaging app, remained suspended for a week on the Google Play Store on Thursday, following the refusal by tech giant Kakao to comply with Google's new in-app payment policy.Google turned down Kakao's submission application for the latest 9.8.6 version of KakaoTalk for Android on Google Play on June 30, citing Kakao's non-compliance with the policy, according to Kakao. Google's decision is in line with its new payment policy announced in April,…