Nostr Web Client

Final ruling in Epic v. Google, ordering Google to effectively open up the Google Play app store to competition, is some awesome news.

Google will have to distribute rival third-party app stores within Google Play, and it must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps, unless developers opt out individually.

It also forbids Google from requiring the use of Google Pay on apps shipped through their store, freeing devs to offer other payment APIs to go around the 30% fees from Google.

This is a separate judgement from the DOJ vs Google that is considering a breakup of Google, forcing it to sell Android, Chrome and some other units.

Sats-uma Stacker 1y ago

It looks like google has other tricky ways to try and force play store usage and stop users from using things like nostr:nprofile1qqs9g69ua6m5ec6ukstnmnyewj7a4j0gjjn5hu75f7w23d64gczunmgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qzxthwden5te0wfjkccte9eeks6t5vehhycm99ehkuegprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezucm0d9hxvatwvshxzursz8gjrz

Last I heard they're not letting operating systems that are even more secure than default android have the 'certification' needed to run certain apps like banking apps and other secure apps.

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Vitor Pamplona 1y ago

I am sure they are going to build whatever text wall they can. But this is a win regardless

AngryMulbear 1y ago

It's only a matter of time before Google is forced to open up their SafetyNet attestation to alternate OS like Graphene.

aerique 1y ago

Oh yes please.