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Judge orders Google to ease rival app store installs

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A judge has ordered Google to simplify the process of installing alternative app stores on Android devices. This ruling comes after a legal battle between Google and Epic Games regarding app distribution practices on the Android platform. The judge found Google's current system unacceptable, mandating changes to facilitate easier installation of competing app stores. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action against a major tech company regarding app distribution. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Judge orders Google to ease rival app store installs

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier One month after Epic Games and Google seemingly stopped fighting over the

    ‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier One month after Epic Games and Google seemingly stopped fighting over the future of Android app distribution, they were back in a San Francisco courtroom today - where Judge James Donato just or…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/that-is-not-acceptable-jud…

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