$137M needed to overhaul Play Store too great to bear, Google argues. Oh, and user security is important, too
Google has asked a California judge to deny Epic Games' requested remedies after the Play Store was found to be an illegal monopoly, arguing the changes would be too costly and create new security risks for Android users. objecting to Epic's demands on Monday, arguing that its internal estimate of up to $137 million to implement catalog access, library porting and distribution of third-party app stores, plus ongoing charges to keep the whole thing running, was simply too much to bear.
Second, Google doesn't want to support library porting that would allow Android users to change ownership for apps installed via Google Play to the same app available from a third-party store. Google says Android 14 already"largely address the goal of the library porting remedy" and as such additional measures aren't necessary.
The Android maker is asking for more time to file an additional briefing on other potential legal issues of Epic's request, which the judge has yet to issue a decision on.
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