Google’s app store is a monopoly
 

Jury ruling might cause problems for Apple too

A jury in San Francisco unanimously found that Google violated California and federal antitrust laws through deals that stifled competition for its mobile app store.

The verdict delivers the first significant US courtroom loss for big tech in the years-long campaign by rivals, regulators, and prosecutors to tame the power of internet gatekeepers.

The lawsuit next moves to a remedies phase, meaning a judge as soon as the coming weeks will hear arguments about and decide whether to order changes to Google's business practices. Users of devices powered by Google's Android operating system could find more app options at lower prices if Google is forced to allow downloads of rival app stores from Play or share a greater portion of sales with developers selling digital items inside their apps.
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