Apple Wants 15% of Purchases You Make Outside Its App Store

A federal judge has ordered Google to eliminate anticompetitive friction to make rival Android app stores easier to find and install. This ruling follows Epic's antitrust victory, requiring Google to host competing stores within Google Play and provide access to its app catalog. Judge James Donato stated Google Play Store is not doing enough to surface alternatives during user searches. Meanwhile, Apple proposes a 15% fee on external purchases following court contempt findings, despite developer opposition.