Latest News US Judge Warns Google that major changes will be Imperative for Illegal Play Store Monopoly -
U.S. District Judge James Donato has advised Google that big modifications are expected to be made on the Android application store following an investigation by a jury concluded it was found that it was found that the Play Store is operating as an unconstitutional monopoly.
The Associated Press reports that Judge Donato is suggesting that he might demand Google to let different app stores be available for Android devices. The idea is to reduce Google's dominance over the distribution of apps and its billing through its platform. The monopoly Google enjoys that it has "nearly all dominance" generates billions annually for Google and a court's ruling might alter that, with Google is estimating the possible costs which could be as high as the sum of $600 million.
Google has voiced concerns that the possibility of opening its Play Store to third-party app stores can expose users to security risk, resulting to the what Google refers to as "security chaos. " In spite of these worries, Judge Donato insists on the need for a significant overhaul, stating, "We are going to take down the barriers in the near future."
The matter is part of an overall antitrust campaign against Google and is a separate instance involving its search engine scheduled to begin in September. The judge is hoping to issue an order describing the required modifications to Google's Play Store in the near future, perhaps before Labor Day.
The article published of The Verge on the same issue provides a list of Epic Games benefiting from these developments in addition. It also includes an text of the piece that says "Judge James Donato will issue his decision on the rules Google provides the company -- which Epic is granted the ruling within a matter to weeks."
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