BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) – Dating app developer Match Group sued Google for monopoly on Monday, sayingThe move is a “last resort” to prevent its app from being kicked out of the Play Store for refusing to pay up to 30% of sales. Match operates dating apps like Tinder and OkCupid.
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Match said Google violated federal and state laws and abused its power,Require app developers to use their billing system on Android devices. “Ten years ago, Match was a Google partner. Now, we are its hostage,” Match said in a complaint filed Monday in Northern California federal court. “Users spend billions of dollars a year on Android apps. , and Google, greedily thinking that it might get more out of it, has a monopoly on how users pay for Android apps.”
Google has yet to comment, when the company has said,Developers have the option to bypass the Play Store, and the company has cut feesand created other programs to address antitrust concerns.
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