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Google accused by developer of retaliation for cooperating with House antitrust investigation

Blix, the maker of an email app, has been on Google's Play Store for six years. On Friday, just two days after a Capitol Hill hearing on antitrust issues, Google kicked the app off the store. Blix says it's because the company cooperated with lawmakers.
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