[HN Gopher] Google Found to Unfairly Block Rival Payments on Ind...
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       Google Found to Unfairly Block Rival Payments on India Store
        
       Author : perryizgr8
       Score  : 39 points
       Date   : 2022-04-03 07:50 UTC (15 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.bloombergquint.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.bloombergquint.com)
        
       | webmobdev wrote:
       | > The Competition Commission of India found Google discriminated
       | against developers in its Play store billing policy, according to
       | documents seen by Bloomberg News. The findings come after a
       | months-long investigation triggered by protests from developers,
       | who've complained the U.S. internet giant charges an unfairly
       | high fee in return for using Android app stores and its
       | proprietary payments service.
       | 
       | > ... More than 200 startup founders banded together to open
       | discussions with the government to stop it [Google] from imposing
       | a fee of as much as 30% on smartphone app purchases -- its
       | standard levy around the world. While Google delayed
       | implementation of that rule after an outcry in late 2021, the
       | country's tech industry remains determined to constrain the
       | colossus.
       | 
       | > ... The backlash in India echoes global opposition to the fee
       | structure imposed by Google and Apple in their online app stores.
        
         | hackernewds wrote:
         | Most govt litigation from India esp against tech, is an outward
         | signal for more corporate lobbying being necessary, aka bribery
        
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