UK Lawsuit Targets Google App Store Charges
29 Luglio 2021 - 11:46AM
Dow Jones News
By Adria Calatayud
Alphabet Inc.'s Google is facing a lawsuit in the U.K. over its
Google Play app store charges in a legal case that claims that
users are entitled to compensation, the claimants said
Thursday.
The claim has been filed in the Competition Appeal Tribunal in
London by consumer advocate Liz Coll and legal firm Hausfeld &
Co. LLP on behalf of around 19.5 million U.K. users of Google Play,
the claimants said.
The legal action follows a similar, separate claim against Apple
Inc. over charges made on its App Store, which was filed in
London's Competition Appeal Tribunal in May. At the time, Apple
said the claim was meritless.
In the Google case, the claim alleges the company bundles its
app store with other products and services, shutting down
competition for app distribution on devices that use the Android
operating system, the claim organizers said.
In response, Google said the vast majority of developers on
Google Play don't pay any service fees which means that their apps
are free to consumers.
"This lawsuit ignores the benefits and choice Android and Google
Play provide as well as the competitive market in which we
operate," a Google spokesperson said.
Earlier this month, three dozen states and the District of
Columbia filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google's app store
practices. Google said at the time that it provides an open
operating system in which customers are free to download apps
directly from developers' websites.
Write to Adria Calatayud at adria.calatayud@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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