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by ultramancool
3717 days ago
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Hmm, interesting that Google, who allows 3rd party markets and non-Google signed app installs (like Amazon, F-Droid, Aptoide, etc) is getting hit with this. Perhaps it's more related to stock Google Apps they're shipping with Android devices, similar to the MS bundling IE anti-trust cases? Google's Android apps are pretty great and having them ship on devices for free is probably a pretty big killer of competition, including these apps may even be a requirement to be allowed to ship play store. |
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This absurdity happened because Google isn't outright blocking 3rd party apps and app stores outright.
It does has some restrictions which resulted in Google Play not being available on Kindle devices, and market apps can't be hosted on the Play Store but it leaves them enough room to actually be some what viable which means that companies exist that can cry foul.
This is basically a case of give them a finger and they take the whole hand.