Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition

Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition

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https://apnews.com/article/google-epic-android-app-store-d635ff5b6a2c8b755faa14fe471b73e2

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as a punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the company's internet empire.

The injunction issued by U.S. District Judge James Donato will require Google to make several changes that the Mountain View, California, company had been resisting, including a provision that will require its Play Store for Android apps to distribute rival third-party app stores so consumers can download them to their phones if they so desire.