Google Hit with Antitrust Lawsuit by 36 States Alleging App Store Monopoly
“A coalition of three-dozen bipartisan state attorneys general has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google accusing the tech giant of running a monopoly for its app store. The 36 states include Utah, New York, California, Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia,” reports Terry Collins in USA Today.
“The suit, filed in a U.S. District Court in San Francisco, alleges that Google uses “anti-competitive barriers and mandates to protect its monopoly power,” through its Android operating system and its Play Store app over other app stores available on Android devices, including a majority of smartphones sold globally. .”
