NEW DELHI: Competition Commission of India‘s investigative arm has found tech giant Apple abusing market dominance and engaging in unfair business practices to the detriment of lakhs of app developers and consumers, opening the prospects of potential fines running into thousands of crores of rupees as well as restraining orders.The probe, which has been on…
Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that Google has agreed to list all apps that it removed from Google Play Store for not complying with the company’s billing policy. This decision comes after ‘constructive’ discussions between Google representatives and various startups.“Google and start-up companies, both have met with us. We have had very constructive…
Government ministers on Monday (March 5) held multiple meetings with Google and startups that have been delisted from the tech giant’s Play store, but no solution seems to be on the horizon with Indian companies accusing the US giant of abusing its dominant position.App developers claimed that more than 200 apps have been delisted by…
The Indian government is taking a strong stance against Google‘s recent removal of certain apps, including popular matrimonial services, from the Play Store. IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasized that India’s thriving startup ecosystem cannot be dictated to by “big tech” companies.Minister Vaishnaw has scheduled a meeting next week with representatives from both Google…
BENGALURU/ MUMBAI: Google has removed several Indian apps, including some popular ones, from its app store Play, for not complying with its billing policy. The apps include Naukri.com, Shaadi.com, Bharat Matrimony, 99acres, and dating apps TrulyMadly and QuackQuack. It’s the first major action by Google following its dispute with app developers on the matter.The Supreme…
