Match Group dating app maker announced on Friday that it withdrew its request for a temporary injunction against Google after the Play Store operator acknowledged that it would allow the team to temporarily offer users a choice of a payment system.
The announcement introduces the outcome of an ongoing lawsuit, with a trial date currently set for April 2023.
Tinder owner match sue Google earlier in May after being told it had to remove its apps from the Play Store by June 1, as the maker of the dating app refused to share up to 30% of the sales on demand. of the Google developer distribution agreement. Match went on to state that their legal action is “a measure of last resort”.
The lawsuit, filed in US district court in California, alleges that Google violated its right to require certain app developers to use Google Play Billing to process payments.
Match added in its statement that, as part of the interim agreement, it will move up to $40 million into an escrow account, instead of paying Google for Android payments transactions. in addition to payments on the Google Play Store.
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Over the past decade, Google has used “bait and tactical switching” to “take advantage” of app developers, says Match Group. The group added that Google has falsely claimed to support developers by paying competitors to keep them out of the market.
“Ten years ago, Match Group was a partner of Google. We are now its hostages,” Match Group said in court at the time.
“Google has grown Google Play into the only viable Android app market…but that’s not enough for Google. It also wants to control the much more lucrative in-app payment processing market on Android,” Match Group added.
Google fight at Match Group, asserting the statement made by the Tinder owner was “misleading” and “misrepresents what happened during the proceedings”.
The Play Store operator notes that the team has “successfully used the payment system in more than 10 of its apps” and has collected “hundreds of millions of revenue from consumers in over 50 countries through payments.” Google Play math last year”.
Google added that it would file a lawsuit against Match Group on the grounds that the dating app maker had breached its obligations under the developer distribution agreement and “to ensure that Google Play remains the go-to destination.” reliable for users”.
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