Here’s one more piece of evidence that Windows Phone lags far iOS and Android in app availability: The FTC, which has gone after Google, Apple, and Amazon for unlawful app billing, hasn’t even bothered to target Microsoft.

Yesterday Google paid $19 million to settle an FTC complaint which alleged that Google unfairly charged owners of Android devices whose children had made in-app purchases. Google agreed to refund the owners, and to also change its practices so that informed consent is gotten from customers before items are bought from inside mobile apps.

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