How much would it cost Google to let third-party app stores like the Epic Games Store live inside its own Google Play Store, with access to every Android app? Google says the reputational damage can’t be calculated — but that it’d take 12 to 18 months and upwards of $60 million to build and maintain the technical underpinnings. We’re still waiting to find out what Epic actually won in…
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Here’s how much Google says it’d cost to fulfill Epic’s biggest demands
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