The settlement includes $630 million for consumers and $70 million for states. Eligible consumers will receive at least $2 and potentially more based on their spending on Google Play. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands joined the settlement. Google was accused of overcharging consumers through unlawful restrictions and fees on its app store. Google did not admit wrongdoing. The settlement terms will allow for greater competition in the Play app stor...
How does this help open up Apple’s ecosystem? Iirc the reason why google lost here is because of Android, specifically because they don’t have a closed ecosystem. If anything it seems this emboldens Apple to keep doing what it’s doing.