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Google hit with £1.2B UK consumer claim over app prices
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Seeking Alpha reports: Google is facing a class action in the UK alleging that its Play Store commission system resulted in higher prices for about 20 million consumers and could require the company to pay as much as £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion), Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The claim, which opened at London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday, alleges that Google charged a 30% commission on digital purchases for more than a decade, breaching competition law and raising costs for…