Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week
Google and Epic Games have withdrawn their motion to modify a court-ordered injunction, clearing the way for third-party app stores to operate within the Google Play Store. This move follows a long-standing legal battle over Google's control of the Android app ecosystem.
Epic Games and Google have just jointly withdrawn their attempt to retroactively settle the lawsuit that’s changing how Android app stores work in the United States — and that means Google will be forced to carry rival app stores inside of its own. In fact, Google tells the court, it’s ready to begin carrying third-party app stores on Wednesday, July 22nd. Does that mean it’s time for Microsoft to launch an Xbox game store on Android?
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