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Google Play Store lawsuit: Dozens of US states are suing over app store practices CNN 12 hrs ago © Shutterstock Play store application icon Dozens of states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google that zeroes in on its app store practices. The suit alleges that Google abused its dominance in the mobile ecosystem to favor its own Google Play Store, reducing competition in the process. The suit also takes aim at the fees that Google charges developers for in-app purchases. Court records reviewed by CNN Business on Wednesday showed that the case against Google has been opened in the ...

* States point to "enormous profit margins" for Play Store * Case alleges Google intended to pay Samsung not to compete * Google says case seeks to benefit big developers (Adds Samsung decline to comment) By Diane Bartz, Paresh Dave and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON/OAKLAND, Calif., July 7 (Reuters) - Thirty-seven U.S. state and district attorneys general sued Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday, alleging that it bought off competitors and used restrictive contracts to unlawfully maintain a monopoly for its app store on Android phones. The allegations about Google's Play Store stem from an investi...

Critics warn the legislation will only harm consumers and increase costs for goods and services.

Our reliance on technology means ever more devices and apps and ever less interoperability – and the ubiquity of Apple hasn’t helped

Before it wrapped up earlier this week, the antitrust trial between Epic Games and Apple reached a dramatic conclusion on Friday when Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, took the witness stand. Sitting behind a plexiglass barrier, Cook faced a barrage of skeptical questions from both Epic’s lawyer and the judge presiding over the case. Cook’s tenuous answers to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, in particular, raised serious doubts about whether Apple’s App Store will emerge from this case intact. Advertisement Epic, the video-game company behind Fortnite, claims that Apple is violating federal antitr...