Some weasely words from the Google spokesperson. Microsoft may be able to let users purchase and play games within their app, but google policy does not let them provide and app to do that on the app store. Sure sideloading exists, but it might was well not from a discoverbility and user friendlyness perspective and Google knows it.

Kind of disapointed the article didn't dig any deeper into both sides

"...the company still hasn’t explicitly said what about the situation prevents it from offering Xbox game purchases like Steam and PlayStation already do..."

Though the real answer is already in the article in a different context: "...ending the requirement for apps to use Google Play Billing."

Asshole monopolist #2 is angry at asshole monopolist #3 that they are monopolizing too much of the money that should by all rights be monopolized by them instead.

Microsoft says : "We've built an app, we don't want to release it until we can keep every penny we charge you within it. Until google change their policies we don't want to release it"

Translated it for everyone.

I despise market monopoly abuse. But it's a bit of a Schadenfreude seeing the Microsoft as the victim.

Waiting for “but what about Upple” comments.

Two wrongs don’t make a right, folks.

Safe and secure experience lol

Companies should require a "reputation score" certified by multiple independent auditors, before being allowed to host an app store/game store.

Having a continued history of market position abuse would be an instant fail on that certification process.