Beijing time on the morning of July 1, according to reports, court documents show that Google has agreed to pay 90 million US dollars to settle a lawsuit with application developers.The lawsuit focuses on Google forcing app developers to use its payment system and charging high commissions.
App developers allege in a lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco that Google exploited agreements with smartphone makers, technical barriers and revenue-sharing agreements,de facto closed the app ecosystemand make most of the payment process complete through the Google Play payment system,And this system will charge a 30% service fee by default.
As part of the settlement, Google said in a blog post that it will commit $90 million to support app developers with annual revenue of up to $2 million between 2016 and 2021.
“The vast majority of U.S. developers earning revenue through Google Play are eligible for this fund if they so choose,” Google wrote in a blog post.
Google said,The company will also continue to take a 15% commission on developers who earn up to $1 million a year through the Google Play Store. The company will start taking this step in 2021.
The settlement is still subject to court approval.
The plaintiffs’ attorney, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, said there may be 48,000 app developers eligible to apply for the $90 million fund, with a minimum payout of $250.
Apple last year agreed to ease restrictions on the App Store for small developers and settled a class-action lawsuit. The company also agreed to pay a $100 million settlement.
The U.S. Congress is also considering legislation to require Google and Apple to agree to sideloading, or downloading apps without going through the app store. They would also ban the two companies from forcing app developers to use Google and Apple’s payment systems.
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