Google to Pay $700 Million in App Store Settlement
Google has agreed to pay $700 million to settle allegations it had been stifling competition against its Android app store.
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Google has agreed to pay $700 million to settle allegations it had been stifling competition against its Android app store.
Google has agreed to settle one of several suits brought against the company [any for what plaintiffs allege are monopolistic practices. The world’s biggest search engine/operating system producer/email provider/owner of YouTube/… the list goes on, agreed to pay out $700 million in a suit brought by multiple states in America over the firm’s requirement that […]
Google will pay $700 million and make certain changes to the Google Play app store to settle antitrust litigation brought by all 50 U.S. states.
The settlement said eligible consumers will receive at least $2 and may get additional payments based on their spending on Google Play between August 16, 2016 and September 30, 2023.
Alphabet's Google has agreed to pay $700 million and to allow for greater competition in its Play app store, according to the terms of an antitrust settlement with US states and consumers disclosed on Monday in a San Francisco federal court. Google will pay $630 million into a settlement fund for consumers and $70 million into a fund that will be used by states, according to the settlement, which still requires a judge's final approval.