Google is hit with another lawsuit targeting high Play Store app fees
(Android Central)

Have you lost count yet on the number of antitrust cases against Google? What you need to know Google faces another antitrust lawsuit, this time over Play Store policies. The NY AG and a coalition of state attorney generals have filed against Google, claiming it holds an illegal monopoly over mobile app distribution. Google is also being accused of anticompetitive practices on app store fees for developers. New York Attorney General Letitia James co-leads a coalition of 37 state attorney generals in a new antitrust lawsuit against Google over monopolistic and anti-competitive practices. The latest effort is co-led by Utah, North Carolina, and Tennessee attorneys generals. The suit alleges that the Google Play Store has an unfair hold over app distribution on Android and that Google discourages the use of third-party app stores. It also claims that Google puts its own apps ahead of the competition by giving them prominent placement on the best Android phones as pre-loaded apps. ...