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US court verdicts will benefit app developers

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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

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