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Google data suggested 'sideloading' could harm apps' reach, Epic tells Australian court

By Saloni Sinha ( April 24, 2024, 08:55 GMT | Insight) -- Google had data suggesting that downloading applications outside its Google Play Store could impair the success and reach of apps, an Australian court hearing of the landmark antitrust trial brought by Epic Games has been told. In questioning Lee Rawles, the managing director of global games of Google’s Play Partnership and Google’s first witness in the 16-week trial, Epic's lawyer suggested that Google understood and recognized that sideloading was a “convoluted” process that would discourage users.Google had data suggesting that downloading applications outside its Google Play Store could impair the success and reach of apps, an Australian court hearing of the landmark antitrust trial brought by Epic Games has been told....

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