Google is facing another lawsuit over the Google Play store

Company Google she has already had several lawsuits over her monopoly conduct, and some of them have resulted in a heavy fine for her. The latest lawsuit is under the portal AndroidCentral concerns her Google Play store.

The lawsuit was filed in the US by a coalition of prosecutors

The latest lawsuit was filed by a coalition of 37 attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The lawsuits are filed in Utah, North Carolina and Tennessee. The lawsuit according to the portal AndroidCentral serve for monopolistic and anticompetitive practices in the Google Play store.

The lawsuit alleges that Google restricts the distribution of Android applications and discourages users from using third-party application stores. He also claims that Google prioritizes its own applications over the competition by being pre-installed on the best Android smartphones.

Through its illegal behavior, the company has caused hundreds of millions of Android users to turn to Google and Google alone for the millions of applications they can download to their smartphones and tablets.

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Prosecutors also challenged the developer fees

The lawsuit also covers in-store fees that Google charges developers. This is the new mandatory billing system Google Play, which takes up to 30% of all transactions in the application. The company recently announced that it will last only 15% per year until the first million dollars earned, but this figure will then increase to 30%. The new policy will take effect in September.

The complaint alleges that Google is using its monopoly position and illegally binding the payment system to its application store. This can potentially affect applications like Netflix that use their own monthly fee system, and could potentially lead to higher prices. Last year, the game studio Epic Games also fought against the practices of Google and Apple in their Google Play and App Store.

However, Google claims that the Google Play store is good for both users and developers. Most developers do not pay any fees. Paying developers is reportedly only 3%. He also points out that the lawsuit by the US states will harm small developers and customers. It also reminds you that, unlike iOS, Android is an open system where applications can also be installed from third-party stores or downloaded installation packages.