In the United States, the attorneys general of 36 states and the District of Columbia have filed a new antitrust lawsuit against Google, accused of abuse of dominant position for the commissions required of those who develop apps for the Android operating system, and distributes them through the store. of Google Play applications.
According to prosecutors, Google leaves no alternatives to developers, forcing them to use a single payment management system that always depends on the company. Although on a different level, the lawsuit has some elements in common with the one launched last year by Epic Games, which develops the video game Fortnite, against Apple and Google for commissions on purchases within applications, in a market in which the two companies essentially hold a duopoly.
The prosecutors' initiative is only the latest in a broader series of antitrust investigations and lawsuits launched against Google in recent months. The company rejected the foundations of the new lawsuit, arguing that Android is an open system that allows other companies to develop their own stores for the distribution of applications, at different economic conditions. In fact, Google Play is the store most used by users, because it is more practical to use through their Google account.
