TECH - Epic Games Store On Google Play? Here's What It Could Cost | Benzinga
Alphabet Inc‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG) Google has detailed the potential costs and implications of allowing third-party app stores such as the Epic Games Store to operate within the Google Play Store.
As reported by The Verge, this integration would require 12 to 18 months and between $60 million to $137 million for building and maintaining the necessary technical infrastructure.
Key breakdowns of these costs include:
- Catalog access: Allowing third-party app stores to access Google Play apps would cost $27.5 to $66.9 million and take 12 to 16 months.
- Library porting: Enabling users to transfer ownership of their Android apps to a third-party store would require $1.7 to $2.4 million and 12 months.
- Distribution of third-party stores: Incorporating third-party app stores within Google Play would cost between $32.1 to $67.7 million ...