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16 Jan 2023, 6:02 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Android Police: “Google Translate has become a powerful tool for people who need quick, on-point translations. [read post]
16 Jan 2023, 10:44 am by Florian Mueller
Google LLC (case no. 1:20-cv-03010, District of Columbia): Defendant Google LLC's Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Its Motion Motion for Summary JudgmentThis case has three parts: Google's agreements to make its search engine the default one in various browsers; Google's Android licensing terms that have the same effect on Android devices; and the last part is about IoT devices (such as smart speakers and TVs) as… [read post]
11 Jan 2023, 5:32 am by Florian Mueller
Now, the situation Android is only gradually better, and in my previous post (on Google's efforts to get the enforcement of an Indian antitrust ruling stayed) I stressed the importance of a level playing field for third-party app stores on Android. [read post]
11 Jan 2023, 2:14 am by Florian Mueller
By all means, Google should be able to profitably invest in the further development of Android, and I really like Google's innovative capacity and Android's product philosophy.Google mischaracterizes the ramifications of the remedial orders: Android development wouldn't have to grind to a halt because Google could react to the new regulatory framework. [read post]
5 Jan 2023, 12:54 pm by Holly
The app drives business through Apple and Google with downloads, of which there have been over 200 million. [read post]
4 Jan 2023, 11:03 am by Jonathan Bailey
According to the EU Commission, Google exploited its agreements with phone manufacturers to require them to promote various other Google products such as search and YouTube in exchange for access to Android for a low price. [read post]
27 Dec 2022, 6:32 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
I also spoke to Apple and Google to learn more about these features in iPhones and Android. [read post]
21 Dec 2022, 12:35 pm by Mark D. Rasch
Battle of the Droids If the victim is using an Android phone, they don’t get the Apple messages. [read post]
19 Dec 2022, 5:32 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Luckily, both Apple and Google have GPS software for iPhones and Android phones that makes finding a device easy. [read post]
14 Dec 2022, 12:45 am by Florian Mueller
Apple's (and Google's) app review guidelines are simply optimized for the purposes of locking in end users, keeping end users in the dark (anti-steering), and taxing and tyrannizing developers. [read post]
12 Dec 2022, 11:18 am by Florian Mueller
Then there is also a consumer class action seeking $4.7 billion in damages, claiming that this is the amount by which U.S. consumers overpaid for Android apps and in-app purchases due to the app tax.I don't doubt that Google's terms and policies for the distribution of Android apps harm not only app developers but also consumers. [read post]
7 Dec 2022, 9:37 pm by Florian Mueller
Before that happens, Apple's and Google's "digital carjacking" may already have succeeded and Tesla may have no choice but to adopt Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.Another part of the Musk-Cook peace has apparently just been leaked to The Information:While Apple will formally subject the Twitter Blue subscription service (which started at $8/month with limited availability, but will be relaunched shortly on a much larger scale) to its app tax, Twitter will make… [read post]
7 Dec 2022, 12:01 pm by Florian Mueller
But even if third-party app stores are allowed to compete on a level playing field in theory, the practical reality is still going to be that people go to Apple's App Store on iOS and the Google Play Store on Android. [read post]
6 Dec 2022, 2:15 am by Florian Mueller
That is not a tactical choice by Microsoft or just an editorial decision on my part: Epic Games (of which Sony is a minority shareholder) consistently refers to the company as Activision Blizzard King (ABK) in its filings in the antitrust dispute with Google in the Northern District of California.Game distribution on iOS and Android is a duopolistic "Goopple" tyranny. [read post]
1 Dec 2022, 5:10 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
TechCrunch: “Along with its Android update for December, Google has launched a new app called Reading Mode today. [read post]
30 Nov 2022, 12:55 pm by Ashley Belanger
Those state enforcers alleged that Google made it impossible for other app stores to compete, and the company had a monopoly on Android apps. [read post]
28 Nov 2022, 11:49 pm by Florian Mueller
Apple passes on parts of its taxes (which app developers would not owe in most cases if they could transact directly), makes app discovery ever more expensive, and Apple makes billions just with its base developer program fees (charging about four times per year as Google charges Android developers as a one-time fee). [read post]
28 Nov 2022, 9:38 am by Florian Mueller
Google just wants to do another "Project Hug" type of deal with Activision Blizzard King--for Android, not Chrome OS.The latest news just comes from Brussels, and was reported by Foo Yun Chee of Reuters. [read post]
26 Nov 2022, 9:45 pm by Florian Mueller
That new phone (likely based on the open-source code base of Android, but without a Google license and, a as result, without Google Maps, the Google Play Store etc.) could give Tesla another competitive advantage. [read post]