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Google and Epic announce settlement to end app store antitrust case (arstechnica.com)

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The era of the 30 percent app store cut has ended.

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[–] XLE@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

One small step forward, under the shadow of Google's looming threat to crack down on the concept of self-ownership of any device with that cute little robot logo. For independent developers still publishing on the Play Store, this is, for the moment, better than nothing.

The settlement affirms that developers in the Play Store will be able to steer users to other forms of payment. This is what got Fortnite pulled from the Play Store (and Apple App Store) back in 2020. When developers choose to use Google’s billing platform, they’ll pay lower fees as well.