Comment Re:Will they be subjected to their own rules? (Score 1) 10
IP infringement is the name of the game on the Google Appstore, filled with copycats and straight rip-offs any cursory check would pick up before allowing publishing.
It's not illegal to make and sell a similar product with a similar name. Retail stores are filled with them. This doesn't make the App Store good, it isn't, it's crap. But it also means that they don't have any duty to prevent those apps from existing. They may chase them off the store if enough people complain, but only because people are complaining and it's cheaper than some other approach.