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For the most part, Google and Apple are allowed to choose which apps come preinstalled on their own devices. If there is evidence of pressure to keep a competit
by lern_too_spel 3y ago
For the most part, Google and Apple are allowed to choose which apps come preinstalled on their own devices. If there is evidence of pressure to keep a competitor from making a deal to preinstall apps on somebody else's devices (Samsung, Verizon, etc.), that's a problem. I don't see why Google would bother in this case, but I wouldn't be surprised if the discovery process exposes enough management stupidity to get a favorable outcome for Epic.
- enragedcacti 3y agoThey did in fact do that: > starting in 2019, Google ran a “Premier Device Program” that gave Android phone makers a greater share of search revenue than they would normally receive. In exchange, the OEMs agreed to ship their devices without any third-party app stores preinstalled. https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22632806/google-epic-premier-device-program-lg-motorola-hmd https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22632806/google-epic-prem...
- johnnyanmac 3y agoThat's what I thought this was about. It was buried under Epic v. Apple, but Epic Sued Google in the same time because Google blocked a deal with an OEM to include Fortnite on their phone. Surprised it went under the radar. I guess they settled to little fanfare. This seems to be a weaker case if they couldn't win against Apple. But then again, it sounds like it did a chip in the armor, so not a complete loss.