"Just when we thought Epic v. Google might be over, just one Supreme Court rejection away from a complete victory for Epic, both sides have agreed to settle this evening. And if Judge James Donato, who ordered Google to crack open Android for third-party stores, agrees to the changes, it might turn Epic's victory into a lasting global one. Previously, Judge Donato agreed to some of Epic's biggest demands."
"He issued a permanent injunction that will force Google to carry rival app stores within its own Google Play Store, and give those rival stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps, to restore competition to the Android marketplace. The injunction also forced Google to stop requiring developers to use Google Play Billing, after a jury found the company had illegally tied its app store to its payments system."
Both sides in the Epic v. Google dispute agreed to a settlement. Judge James Donato previously issued a permanent injunction requiring Google to carry rival app stores inside Google Play and give those stores access to the full Google Play catalog. The injunction also barred Google from forcing developers to use Google Play Billing after a jury found unlawful tying between the app store and its payments system. Those earlier changes applied only to the United States, lasted three years, and did not alter fee levels. Google now agrees to reduce standard fees to 20 percent or 9 percent and to create a registration program for alternative app stores in the next Android release.
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