美国地方法官詹姆斯·多纳托在周四的听证会上裁定，谷歌在Google Play中提供第三方应用商店下载的方式存在反竞争摩擦，并命令谷歌在一周内进行修正[1]。这一裁决是谷歌在2023年输诉反垄断案后的补救措施执行环节的一部分[1]。
法官的裁定针对的是谷歌为用户提供第三方应用商店访问途径的实际做法[1]。Google Play最近首次纳入了第三方应用商店Aptoide Games[1]。此前，谷歌曾尝试与Epic进行和解，以阻止第三方应用商店纳入该平台[1]。
U.S. District Judge James Donato has ruled that Google's implementation of third-party app store downloads in Google Play contains anticompetitive friction and has ordered the company to correct the issue within one week [1]. The directive comes as part of remedial enforcement following Google's loss in a 2023 antitrust case, which required the company to provide users with convenient access to alternative app stores [1].
The ruling emerged during a Thursday hearing where Judge Donato determined that Google's current approach to facilitating third-party app store access falls short of compliance standards [1]. Google Play recently added Aptoide Games as its first third-party app store offering [1]. Google had previously attempted to settle with Epic Games in part to prevent third-party app stores from being integrated into its platform [1].