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fromThe Verge
2 weeks agoEuropean startups
Google isn't waiting for a settlement - the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead
Google is implementing fee reductions and alternative billing options for Android app developers, lowering Play Store fees to 20 percent in some regions and allowing third-party app stores and billing systems.
Video games
fromEngadget
4 days agoFortnite will return to Google's Play Store globally on March 19
Epic Games and Google settled their legal dispute, allowing Fortnite to return to the Google Play Store globally on March 19, with Google reducing its in-app purchase commission from 30 percent to 10-20 percent.
European startups
fromTechzine Global
2 weeks agoPlay Store revamp for developers: lower fees, more choice
Google restructures Play Store with reduced service fees (15-20%), expanded developer payment options, and easier sideloading through registered alternative app stores following Epic Games legal settlement.
European startups
fromThe Verge
2 weeks agoGoogle isn't waiting for a settlement - the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead
Google is implementing fee reductions and alternative billing options for Android app developers, lowering Play Store fees to 20 percent in some regions and allowing third-party app stores and billing systems.
fromEngadget
2 weeks agoGoogle reportedly muzzles Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney until 2032
Epic believes that the Google and Android platform, with the changes in this term sheet, are procompetitive and a model for app store / platform operations, and will make good faith efforts to advocate for the same.
European startups
fromTheregister
2 weeks agoGoogle embraces third party app stores and payments
One is creating a "Registered App Stores program" that, if operators choose to participate, will see Google facilitate "more simplified installation flow" for Android apps. The search and ads giant has positioned this as leveling the playing field for app store operators, by reducing the number of hoops users need to jump through to shop for apps on stores other than Google's own Play store.
European startups
European startups
fromThe Verge
2 weeks agoTim Sweeney signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032
Tim Sweeney's settlement with Google requires him to cease criticizing Google's app store practices and instead publicly advocate for them as procompetitive, effectively silencing his previous vocal opposition.
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