Google Play Store Rival Files Antitrust Complaint to EU
- Aptoide alleges Google antivirus renders it useless on phones
- Co.’s complaint comes days before EU set to fine Google
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Aptoide, an alternative to Google’s Play Store, said it complained to European Union antitrust regulators alleging the Alphabet Inc. unit has prevented its service from working on some users’ phones and tablets.
Aptoide said antivirus software integrated into the Android operating system thwarted users when they downloaded and tried to use the app store on their devices -- allegedly in violation of the bloc’s competition rules.