Google to pay developers $90M to settle suit over Play Store earnings
https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/01/google-will-reimburse-developers-90-million-to-settle-a-lawsuit-over-play-store-earnings/
"Google said Thursday it will pay $90 million to settle a lawsuit with US developers that accused Google of abusing its power of app distribution and charging an unfair fee of 30% for app purchases and in-app purchases made through the Play Store."
Google flexing its monopolistic muscles again. They have more to lose by not manipulating their market than by settling piddly $90M lawsuits. This settlement needs to be 20x more for them to actually give a shit. Get your heads out of your ass, congress.
Any indie hackers involved in the class action suit?
$90 million is a drop in the bucket compared to what they made via the app store from 2016 to 2021. If the court approves the settlement, the minimum payment to each developer will be $250.
In the first quarter of 2022, gross app revenue in the Google Play store amounted to almost $11B U.S. dollars worldwide, a decrease of approximately 11.5% increase compared to the third quarter of the previous year.