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Android allows installation of apps outside of the Google Play store but Epic is pursuing the same path against Google.

• Kuinox 6y ago
  Yes, for a different reason. Epics wanted a deal with oneplus for to have epic store preinstalled on their device, and google pressured oneplus to cancel the deal. https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368395/fortnite-epic-games-oneplus-deal-google-play-store-lawsuit-lg https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368395/fortnite-epic-ga...
  • tssva 6y ago
    Although brought up in the lawsuit it is not a basis for any of the counts in the lawsuit. The counts in the lawsuit all go to the same conduct they are accusing Apple of.
• colejohnson66 6y ago
  Didn’t Epic initially go around the Play Store and require you to download an installer from their website? And then it turned out that it was a good malware vector? That’s what I fear will happen if we get alternate stores: lax security leading to malware.
  • Kuinox 6y ago
    Make it that you must sign the binaries. Google distribute/manage the keys, but are not allowed to veto legal things.
    • colejohnson66 6y ago
      That serves no purpose. If Google can’t veto any signature requests, it’s no different than having no signature at all; You’ll just have signed malware.
      • Kuinox 6y ago
        They must have a valid reason, not "they don't use our payment processing"
  • ac29 6y ago
    Yes, it had a bug that could lead to a different malicious application being able to install its own APKs: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/112630336 https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/112630336