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Indian startups explore forming an alliance and alternative app store to fight Google’s ‘monopoly’ – TechCrunch
Google, which reaches more internet users than any other firm in India and commands 99% of the nation’s smartphone market, has stumbled upon an odd challenge in…

Google, which reaches more internet users than any other firm in India and commands 99% of the nations smartphone market, has stumbled upon an odd challenge in the worlds second-largest internet market: Scores of top local entrepreneurs.
Dozens of top startups and firms in India are working to form an alliance and toying with the idea of launching an app store to cut their reliance on Google, five people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.
The list of entrepreneurs includes high-profile …
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