Epic Games Ltd. has taken on his ongoing battle over commissions cut in app stores to Australia, filing a lawsuit alleging that Google LLC is abusing Android control.
The lawsuit, filed in the Australian Federal Court and published publicly today, alleges that Google is engaging in dysfunctional behavior regarding how apps are sold through Google Play Store. According to Bloomberg, the company says Google has violated Australian consumer law and competition by forcing developers to use their payment systems and also making it “very difficult” for it. users download apps outside the Play Store.
Epic Games has previously filed lawsuits targeting both Apple Inc. and Google in the US, Europe and the UK The controversy began when Epic Games’ popular “Fortnite” game was banned from both the Apple App Store and Google Play. That’s because it allowed players to buy things directly from Epic Games at a discounted price rather than making those purchases through Apple and Google, which each offer 30% off all transactions.
While the claim that both Apple and Google are blocking competition by demanding a cut of new app purchases, this new lawsuit from Epic Games is not coming into the ground new by claiming that Google is going against installing apps.
“Google advertises Android as an open platform and Android devices support the installation of third-party software such as ‘Fortnite’ and the Epic Games App from the web,” Eipc Hames said in a statement . “However, Google is blocking software installation and updating with alarming warning screens that put third-party software repositories at a disadvantage to Google Play.”
If you’re a 12-year-old who thinks Richard “Ninja” Tyler Bevens is one of the most famous “Fortnite” climbers in the world, you might think it’s a popup. Android when you install a third-party app is “scary.” If you’re not 12, it’s not scary.
If a short release popup in Android is something “scary” when you install an unknown third-party app, the terms and conditions for installing “Fortnite” must be the weakest on the face of the Earth . If more than 350 million people have submitted “Fortnite” and are not afraid of the terms and conditions of the Epic Games, Google’s short warning in Android certainly can’t be so frightening.
Image: Fortnite
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