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Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition

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Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls that protect its Android app store from competition as punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the company's Internet empire. The preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge James Donato requires Google to make several changes that […]

Judge rules FTC can pursue antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, but dismisses few state claims

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Judge rules FTC can pursue antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, but dismisses few state claims

A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission could move forward with its case landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But he also gave the company a small victory by rejecting some of the claims of the states involved in the litigation. The order, issued last week by Judge John H. Chun and unsealed Monday, is […]