> Then why even go through the motions of making life easier for app stores right now? We can only speculate. Maybe it's a reaction to the legal issues they're

> Then why even go through the motions of making life easier for app stores right now? We can only speculate. Maybe it's a reaction to the legal issues they're facing right now, both from the DOJ investigation and the Epic lawsuit? Or maybe it's a more cynical plan to kill competitors by letting them think it's smart to invest in a competing store now, only to claw back control in the future and force them to lose customers and go out of business? Maybe the upcoming changes don't actually make life significantly easier for third-party app stores (AFAIK they haven't shown what the changes actually are), and this is just a BS move to make them look better in the short term. > In an ideal world, what would you like Google to do here? Google? Nothing. In an ideal world, tech giants wouldn't be allowed to self-regulate anymore. Google could do whatever they want, but sane and reasonable regulations would keep them in check.