Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge

/ Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps — and distribute third-party stores.

By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge

Google’s Android app store is an illegal monopoly — and now it will have to change.

Today, Judge James Donato issued his final ruling in Epic v. Google, ordering Google to effectively open up the Google Play app store to competition for three whole years. Google will have to distribute rival

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