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Google Tentatively Settles States’ Play Store Antitrust Suit
- Details of settlement weren’t revealed in court filing
- Hearing on the status of the settlement set for Oct. 12
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Alphabet Inc. tentatively settled claims that Google Play abuses its control over Android mobile applications, potentially resolving antitrust complaints over the company’s policies brought by consumers and attorneys general of about three dozen states.
The deal was disclosed in a court filing Tuesday, but no terms were disclosed, including how much Google will pay. Lawyers representing the states, proposed class-action plaintiffs and Google asked a judge to cancel a trial scheduled for early November that would put at risk billions of dollars in revenue generated by the sale and distribution of apps through Google Play.