Match Group takes Google app store war to court in US
Tinder parent Match Group filed a lawsuit in a federal court in San Francisco accusing Google of abusing monopoly power at its Play Store.
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Tinder parent Match Group filed a lawsuit in a federal court in San Francisco accusing Google of abusing monopoly power at its Play Store.
Google had previously allowed them to use other payment systems but reversed that policy last year, forcing companies to use their own system that charges up to 30 per cent on each transaction.
Google on Tuesday rejected an app store monopoly suit filed by Tinder parent Match Group, saying it is a "self-interested" campaign putting money ahead of user
Match filed lawsuit accusing the tech titan of abusing control of Play Store
Tinder parent Match Group Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit in a federal court in San Francisco accusing Google of abusing monopoly power at its Play Store that sells digital content for Android-powered phones. The litigation comes as part of an ongoing battle by Match, Epic Games Inc and others to force Google parent Alphabet Inc and iPhone maker Apple Inc to loosen their grips on their respective app stores. Match’s filing came after Google modified Play Store rules to require its family of apps to use the Internet giant’s payment system, which collects fees of up to 30 percent on transactio...