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  • Google facing £1bn competition lawsuit from professor on behalf of SMEs

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    A professor has launched a class action lawsuit against Google on behalf of SMEs he said have been negatively hit by excessive commissions on its Play Store. Competition law professor at the University of Strathclyde, Barry Rodger, has alleged that Google has abused its dominant position by excluding competition in app distribution and by charging [...]

    The Strathclyde professor has said Google has "run roughshod" over small businesses
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    The UK’s competition watchdog has decided to close two investigations into Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store, citing a shift in priorities. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) was investigating whether Google and Apple have been using their app stores to put British app developers at a disadvantage. It was concerned the tech giants [...]

    The CMA said its decision to close the investigations does not mean its concerns were "unfounded or have ceased to exist."

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