Google has requested the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to halt the impending changes required by Judge James Donato's recent ruling in the case of v. Google. The company has also asked Judge Donato to take the same action, but it will have to wait until Friday to find out if the judge, who has vowed to "break barriers," will allow Google to pause his ruling.

Google has appealed this ruling, which would force Google to distribute third-party app stores within. No longer requiring apps distributed through to use services, etc. Many of these changes will take effect starting on — just over two weeks from now.

However, many of the arguments Google presented in the district court case were similar to this, but were rejected by Judge Donato on the grounds that they were insufficient. The company now argues that the order "threatens the ability to provide a safe and trustworthy user experience."

Google Vice President of Public Policy - In a fact sheet distributed to journalists, it is stated that this would not only harm Google's interests but also have negative impacts on users, developers, and device manufacturers who have built thriving businesses on the platform.

This situation report is divided into five distinct sections, each with a title that conveys the objections:

• "Forcing Google to distribute third-party app stores within would harm security and privacy."
• "Handing over access to hundreds of third-party app stores to an app catalog would reduce developers' control over app distribution and expose users to risks."
• "Linking from in-app to external app downloads is dangerous."
• Deleting the billing option will reduce important protections and features that users rely on.
• "Rushing to implement remedial measures will pose risks to users, developers, and device manufacturers."

To give you an understanding of the actual documents submitted by Google to the court, here is the beginning of it: At the request of a competitor, the district court ordered a massive redesign of the platform. This will expose over 1 billion American device users to significant new security risks and force the company to fundamentally alter its contracts and business relationships with hundreds of thousands of partners. The court has given only three weeks to complete these major changes — a daunting task that poses unacceptable security risks to the ecosystem.

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25224867/google-stay-appeals-epic-case.pdf

You can read the full fact sheet and the entire emergency motion above.