Google Facing Yet Another Antitrust Lawsuit Over Its App Store Practices, Even Though Android Is Quite Permissive

Another day, another antitrust lawsuit against Google. This one, filed by 36 states and Washington DC, says that the company’s practices regarding its Android app store violate antitrust law. This is now the fourth antitrust lawsuit filed by various governments in the US against Google. There’s the DOJ lawsuit, one from nine state AGs, another …

Imagining a world where iMessage came to Android

Had iMessage pertain to Android in 2013, Google would have less competitors in the U.S., however the most significant loser would have been Facebook. In 2013, Apple’s senior VP of software application and services Eddy Cue wished to bring the iMessage service to Android , however the concept was nixed by other Apple executives, consisting …