'Fortnite' developer Epic has pushed back on Google’s control of the Android app store. The courtroom showdown could force the search giant to offer users more apps, at more affordable prices.
  • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
    162·
    8 months ago

    “Monopoly - (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller”

    Certainly a practical monopoly, if not a literal one. I would bet 99.9% of all app installs on android are through the Play Store.

    • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      8 months ago

      Google Play accounts for well over 90 percent of all downloads onto Android phones in the US, according to state prosecutors

    • MeatsOfRage@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      I’m comfortable installing apks and even I probably only have 3 or 4 vs the 50 or 60 play store apps on my phone.