Google reportedly offered Netflix a special discount on Play Store fees

Jon Fingas

Google has been accused of playing favorites in treating Android app developers. The Verge reports that a recently unsealed consumer lawsuit against Google is being offered the company to make a “significantly reduced” cut in revenue from Netflix’s Play Store in an attempt to quell “the streaming giant’s displeasure.” Netflix, Spotify, and Tinder all reportedly … Read more

GeekWire Podcast: The state of Microsoft, with special guest, tech journalist Mary Jo Foley

GeekWire Podcast: The state of Microsoft, with special guest, tech journalist Mary Jo Foley

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Microsoft’s earnings rose 33% in the December quarter when CEO Satya Nadella announced a “second wave of digital transformation.” But what does the future really look like for the technology giant? What’s the next big opportunity for Microsoft? And what are the biggest threats? Mary … Read more