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Google ends its 30% app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores
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this post was submitted on 06 Mar 2026
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Because they were forced by the EU. It's still a US company.
No they were forced by Epic.
That's true for billing and fees, but not for 3rd party app stores.
The app stores inside Google Play would be 2nd party app stores.
Yes it is.
It's only 2nd party if there's some sort of transaction involved, which there isn't AFAIK.