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Allow users to pay developers for in-app purchases through billing systems other than Google Play for at least five years.Allow developers to offer lower prices for apps and in-app purchases that use non-Google billing systems for at least five years.Allow developers to steer users toward non-Google billing systems by advertising their cheaper prices within the apps for at least five years.Avoid contracts that require the Google Play Store to be the exclusive, pre-loaded app store on a device for at least five…

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and offer several other concessions to…

June Wan/ZDNETHave you ever subscribed to Apple's Family Sharing plan? If so, you may be able to cash in on the company's proposed financial settlement of a class action lawsuit.As described in the settlement notice posted online and emailed to qualifying users, the lawsuit against Apple claimed that the company misrepresented the scope of its Family Sharing feature. Apple allegedly promoted the option as one through which all family members could share a subscription to any third-party app. In actuality, app…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE (AP Technology Writer) Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes. Although Google struck the deal with state attorneys general in September, the settlement’s terms weren’t revealed until late Monday in documents filed in San Francisco federal court. The disclosure came a week after a federal…

The agreement with a coalition of states resolves antitrust litigation related to the app store. The agreement with a coalition of states resolves antitrust litigation related to the app store. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the…

Andy Boxall / Digital Trends If you think your Tuesday is off to a rough start, at least you aren’t Google. In the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday, December 19, Google confirmed that it’s paying $700 million as part of a settlement regarding antitrust concerns around the Google Play Store. In July 2021, over 30 states (plus Washington, D.C.) filed a lawsuit against Google over its business practices related to the Google Play Store on Android. Specifically, the lawsuit targeted fees Google charges developers to…

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes.Although Google struck the deal with state attorneys general in September, the settlement’s terms weren’t revealed until late Monday in documents filed in San Francisco federal court. The disclosure came a week after a federal court jury rebuked Google for deploying…

One of the more notable headlines from last week was Epic Games’ win against Google in the District Court of Northern California. The three-year-long legal battle was settled with the jury determining Google holds a monopoly in the Android app distribution market and in-app billing services. That court settlement wasn’t the only one fought by Google as the Android maker was also facing an anti-trust lawsuit against a coalition of attorney generals from all 50 US states. Google reached a settlement with the US legal…

On top of fighting (and losing to) Epic Games over Play Store antitrust concerns, Google has been fighting a similar lawsuit filed by 36 states and the District of Columbia in 2021. A settlement for that suit was announced in September, but a judge still had to confirm the terms. Now, Google has announced that it will pay a $700 million fine and make what amounts to fairly minor changes to the Play Store.Of that sum, Google will distribute $630 million to consumers who may have overpaid for apps or in-app purchases on…

Google said today it will pay $700 million — $630 million to U.S. consumers and $70 to a fund used by U.S. states — in a settlement over Play Store reached in September. In September,  the company reached a tentative settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by U.S. states and consumers originally filed in 2021. However, the search giant made the details of the settlement public today. The complaint highlighted Google’s monopoly over app distribution on Android through the Play Store. In…