Google and Epic Abandon Injunction Modification Request, Clearing the Way for Rival Android App Stores

[mike2q]

I'm still waiting for Epic to allow competitors sales on the Epic store.

This is a terrible analogy. No one is saying Apple has to allow certain apps on their app store. They're saying Apple needs to allow alternative app stores on ios. The Epic store is PC/Windows. They already have alternative competitors for PC like Steam, GOG and Microsoft to name just a few. I've read there are 15+ major digital game stores serving PC gamers. Because of this PC game prices are almost always better than the closed ecosystem PC alternatives like Nintendo Switch. Competition is a good thing.

 

[davitur]

Samsung has run their own app store on Android for like...forever. Some of their apps are only available on their app store.

Not really sure what Epic was fighting for.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Seems like "Google Locking down" android isn't happening. This might make Android more appealing to me.

This doesn’t do anything to change the EU’s requirement for Android OEM’s to lock down their bootloaders. And all these stories will be available via Google’s Play store so if the EU determines a store is not behaving as they’d like, YOINK, gone.