WASHINGTON: State attorneys general are planning a third lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google, this one focused on the search and advertising giant's Play Store for Android phones, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Those and related policies prompted criticism from app developers, particularly when Google said last year it would ramp up enforcement. Google's Play Store is far more widely used than similar products from Amazon.com Inc, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and others.The probe will be headed by attorneys general of Utah, North Carolina and New York, and other states are also expected to join, one of the sources said.
"Most Android devices ship with at least two app stores preinstalled, and consumers are able to install additional app stores," Sameer Samat, vice president of Android and Google Play, said in a statement. Apple, whose app store does not directly compete with Google's because it is not compatible with Android devices, is under Justice Department investigation for its policies.
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