Google to pay $700 million in case over whether its app store is an illegal monopoly

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Google has agreed to pay $700 million and will make changes to its app store it has resisted for years in order to resolve a an antitrust lawsuit brought by state attorneys general, the company announced on Monday.

As part of the deal, Google said it would now allow app developers to charge consumers directly, instead of being billed through Google, where the company can take up to a 30% cut.

The tech giant said it will also simplify the process of making apps available for download outside of its own app marketplace, known as the Google Play store.