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Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 years ago by flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Well, I’ll be damned. They finally won one it sounds like.

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[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But they wouldn't have to use Google's IAP service if they distributed Fortnite as a self-updating apk on their website.

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[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Maybe, but that's not where the vast majority of people look for apks and part of the lawsuit where Epic says they have a monopoly.

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago

And ask normal people to give their browser app-install permissions?

Those sound very scary, not a very practical way to get a lot of users

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