flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square227fedilinkarrow-up11.4Karrow-down122file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.worksandroid@lemdro.idandroid@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up11.38Karrow-down1external-linkEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square227fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.worksandroid@lemdro.idandroid@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squarebigFab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·10 months agoOn top of what Aatube says about secret unfair deals, Google’s Play Store is necessary to run essential social services. In my case I need it to download my banking app and to sign into my university’s online studies.
minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-210 months ago Needing an app to sign into uni Jesus fucking hell. Bet it’s propriety.
minus-squareGestrid@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-210 months agoEven something as simple as the Wikipedia app checks to see if Google Play Services is installed and running before it’ll let you use it.
minus-squareCavemanfreak@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoBut that won’t necessarily change with this ruling right? Your government doesn’t need to change how their apps function because of this.
minus-squarebigFab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI really hope you’r wrong on that. Anyways, it’s a pleasure to see Google bleeding.
On top of what Aatube says about secret unfair deals, Google’s Play Store is necessary to run essential social services. In my case I need it to download my banking app and to sign into my university’s online studies.
Jesus fucking hell. Bet it’s propriety.
Even something as simple as the Wikipedia app checks to see if Google Play Services is installed and running before it’ll let you use it.
But that won’t necessarily change with this ruling right? Your government doesn’t need to change how their apps function because of this.
I really hope you’r wrong on that. Anyways, it’s a pleasure to see Google bleeding.