Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge
Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge
Android could soon be a very different place.
The neat part of this is that they're requiring Google to give up their library of apps to other stores and won't allow them to buy up exclusives for at least 3 years. I suspect we will see a lot of scam app stores really soon, though.
Yo epic judge
getting my swag life sentence from my epic judge
just makes me think of this:
Nice, if this means easily being able to tell Google Play Services to fuck off without having to do sketchy things to people's phones then yay. Those are some big rulings, hope none of it gets changed!
I'm a little surprised at the characterization in the headline. I only have a handful of things installed from Google's app store myself so I felt like the alternatives are out there but I guess for official services' apps it's at the brand's discretion which app stores Google Play Services will enforce they be installed from or something?
if this means easily being able to tell Google Play Services to fuck off without having to do sketchy things to people’s phones then yay.
This doesn't. The article's title is pretty bad since it's mostly about google play store. 3rd party app stores need to be allowed onto the google play store instead of being sideload only.
Starting November 1st, 2024, and ending November 1st, 2027, Google must also:
Stop requiring Google Play Billing for apps distributed on the Google Play Store (the jury found that Google had illegally tied its payment system to its app store) Let Android developers tell users about other ways to pay from within the Play Store Let Android developers link to ways to download their apps outside of the Play Store Let Android developers set their own prices for apps irrespective of Play BillingGoogle also can’t:
Share app revenue “with any person or entity that distributes Android apps” or plans to launch an app store or app platform Offer developers money or perks to launch their apps on the Play Store exclusively or first Offer developers money or perks not to launch their apps on rival stores Offer device makers or carriers money or perks to preinstall the Play Store Offer device makers or carriers money or perks not to preinstall rival storesDamn, wouldn't this just disincentivize Google from doing anything anymore? This is basically making them not make any money from their app store. Not that I really give a shit, but I want understand it better.
Edit: is this also gonna come to apple, too? Or has it already happened to them?
Apparently, Apple is only required to allow third-party stores in the EU. Hopefully only a matter of time before a similar case forces their hand in the US.
God damnit, Epic. Take Tim to court, too, for fuck's sake. I want to get an iPhone, but I can't live without sideloading apps.
But you could already sideload other stores on Android?
won't allow them to buy up exclusives for at least 3 years
Kind of hypocritical in a lawsuit from Epic tbh.
It's not like Epic set the terms, so not really hypocritical of them. That's to keep Google from immediately capturing the market again, though. Otherwise they would just spend enough money to make all the top apps exclusives and that would prevent competition from forming (in an ideal setting, none of this shit will really matter it's just gonna end up being Google, epic, and maybe 2 more that will end up being about the same as just having Google)
I am not a fan of epic games store myself but, Exclusives are not the problem it's monopolizing 99.99% of all apps and installs. It's OK for small app stores to have exclusives because there isn't enough money in the world a small company could spend that would destabilize Google app store at this point.
