#6190930

KissSh0t

2023-12-12 08:48

Spicy.

#6190938

moo100times

2023-12-12 09:02

This is an interesting decision on Google's platform when other app stores are readily available, compared to iOS and the previous court decision. I will try and read the rationale for this.

#6190945

erazerswe

2023-12-12 09:31

This would be called an epic win then 😛 (yeah bad i know, just couldnt resist)

#6190960

rl66

2023-12-12 11:43

On other hand why is google not allowing Epic (despite i also don't like them) when they are allowing store from other brand? It's a bit not fair, isn't it?

#6190963

H83

2023-12-12 11:46

And the punishment for this... A gentle slap on the wrist and a whispered warning for Google to stop abusing their position. This will teach them!

#6190964

Horus-Anhur

2023-12-12 11:50

How did Epic win against Google App store, but lost against IOs App store? BTW, would Epic open it's Fortnite ecosystem, to have other stores sell content, skins and microtransactions?

#6190967

rl66

2023-12-12 12:20

moo100times:

This is an interesting decision on Google's platform when other app stores are readily available, compared to iOS and the previous court decision. I will try and read the rationale for this.

Yep, for Apple it will be more complicated, as they allow no one. And this is for a good reason, few week ago i recieve a message from my wife "hi i am Louisa, i am ukrenian... blah blah blah, need money... Western union"... My wife of course isn't louisa 🙂 It was a malware used on her favorite game like "click and watch the add to have some free cryslal, click again to redeem it" that the editor haven't checked 🙁 Sometime free the market make it as dangerous as "western era", even more when you look how lamb people are right now, it remind me some advertisement on the TV, in the robocop movies.

#6190969

moo100times

2023-12-12 12:46

So it seems the decision had to do with internal communications that essentially google used sweetheart deals to try and stifle competition for other app stores, which is part of what pushed the case towards a rapid jury decision. However, Apple case was settled by a judge, so again would wait and see what a jury would have thought of that. No doubt Google will appeal this decision as well.

#6191003

Dribble

2023-12-12 15:08

I think the difference between Google and Apple for this case is Google don't make the phones, so they are a 3rd party on say a Samsung phone. That gives them less rights to control the ecosystem then Apple who make the phone and the OS.

#6191035

tunejunky

2023-12-12 16:32

Dribble:

I think the difference between Google and Apple for this case is Google don't make the phones, so they are a 3rd party on say a Samsung phone. That gives them less rights to control the ecosystem then Apple who make the phone and the OS.

but they do make phones, i have one. it's about the closed ecosystem, not the ecosystem.

#6191038

tunejunky

2023-12-12 16:35

imho, this is all about the jury. given that phones are "either/or" iOS or Android and that both Apple and Google are anti-competitive (and collude w/ each other), the jury certainly has 1st hand experience. if the Apple case was presented to a jury they would've lost, certainly in California.

#6191053

Astyanax

2023-12-12 17:03

Funny ruling considering amazon app store exists on android (doesn't on apple)

#6191054

tunejunky

2023-12-12 17:07

Astyanax:

Funny ruling considering amazon app store exists on android (doesn't on apple)

but AppleTV has Amazon Prime...

#6191067

fr33k

2023-12-12 17:33

Dribble:

I think the difference between Google and Apple for this case is Google don't make the phones, so they are a 3rd party on say a Samsung phone. That gives them less rights to control the ecosystem then Apple who make the phone and the OS.

lol what is a google pixel then.

#6191337

Commoner

2023-12-13 14:49

Horus-Anhur:

How did Epic win against Google App store, but lost against IOs App store?

Google didn't give judges as much money as Apple did. :p