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Mazdak@lemmy.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Google has agreed to pay $700 million in an antitrust settlement with U.S. states and consumers

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Google has agreed to pay $700 million in an antitrust settlement with U.S. states and consumers

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Mazdak@lemmy.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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The settlement includes $630 million for consumers and $70 million for states. Eligible consumers will receive at least $2 and potentially more based on their spending on Google Play. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands joined the settlement. Google was accused of overcharging consumers through unlawful restrictions and fees on its app store. Google did not admit wrongdoing. The settlement terms will allow for greater competition in the Play app stor...
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    Google earns about $60 billion/year. It will take Google a little over 4 days to make up the difference.

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