Appstore integration forces Amazon to pull its app from Google Play

A pretty standard stipulation in the terms of service for modern app stores is that you're not allowed to publish an app that conflicts with the content sales of the platform. The usual target of these rules are competing app stores that would sell apps and games, but the rules can extend to other content. So, it really shouldn't be any surprise that Amazon has been forced to pull its app from Google Play for including its own Appstore.

The story goes like this: Amazon pushed a big update to its central Android app in the Google Play Store back in September. The app update included ...



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