From CNET: A federal judge has dismissed two class-action lawsuits levied against Google in relation to alleged anticompetitive practices in the mobility market.
Filed by two US consumers, as reported by The Register, both lawsuits accused the tech giant of hurting handset customers by forcing them to use Google-related apps by default on Android handsets. Reviewed in the US District Court in California, the lawsuits -- brought forward by Gary Feitelson and Daniel McKee from Kentucky and Iowa, both Android handset owners, allege that Google's licensing agreements for handset makers to use the free Android mobile operating system "stifles innovation and diminishes consumer choice" in the search market.
If a handset maker, such as Samsung or HTC, wishes to install Android on its devices -- together with popular apps customers tend to demand such as YouTube, Gmail and Google Play -- the tech giant requires companies to agree to a Mobile Application Distribution Agreement (MADA).
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