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

Under the ruling, Google must make the Play Store accessible to third-party app stores and allow developers to distribute their apps through alternate stores. These alternative stores must also be mad

Google has to open up the Play Store. On Monday, US District Judge James Donato issued a permanent injunction forcing the company to open its storefront to competitors for three years and make Android apps available in alternate stores.