Google’s App-Billing Concession Isn’t Moving Needle in Congress
- App store fees are flashpoint in tech antitrust discussion
- Company to let apps like Spotify bill directly, avoiding fees
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Efforts in Washington to regulate mobile app markets aren’t likely to be stopped by Google’s decision to allow apps like Spotify to bill customers directly.
“Google’s recent concession does not change the fact that we need new laws that will create real competition online,” said House Antitrust subcommittee chair David Cicilline in a statement. “Self-regulation is not a solution.”