A competitive update

US court verdicts will benefit app developers

Android users may see changes in the way Google Play Store works after two key legal outcomes in US courts. In September, a settlement was reached in a suit brought by 30 US states alleging anti-competitive behaviour. Google will pay $700 million in fines in that settlement. Of this, $630 million will go into a fund for compensating users who may have been forced to pay more due to Google’s alleged monopolistic practices with Play Store. This sum is about a fortnight or three weeks’ worth of earnings from Play Store. Further, on December 11, a jury decided, in response