Google proposes app store reforms in settlement with ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games

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Under the new proposal, Google would allow users to more easily download and install third-party app stores that meet new security and safety standards.

So it looks like the upcoming ID verification for devs will remain?

Before I even read the article, let me guess:

  1. it keeps Google under control of everything, giving it power to kick out competitors on a whim
  2. it claims it’s “to protect those disgusting pieces of shit called users from causing themselves harm”
  3. it claims Google did nothing wrong

Now, reading the article…

  • "Google has denied any wrongdoing throughout the closely watched litigation." - that’s #3 right off the bat
  • "Under the new proposal, Google would allow users to more easily download and install third-party app stores that meet new security and safety standards." - who decides those standards? If Google itself, that’s #1
  • Sameer Samat, Google’s president of Android Ecosystem, said, opens new tab on Tuesday the proposed changes maintained user safety - #2.

*Yawn*

This might end up in front of a judge again.

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