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Court backs Epic Games in ruling Google Play Store is an illegal monopoly | Google must open Android to other app stores after losing antitrust appeal
The original dispute traces back to the rapid rise of mobile gaming and, specifically, the popularity of Epic's Fortnite. Developers long faced steep commissions – typically between...
While Epic ultimately lost its case against Apple, which operates with more restrictive rules, a jury in December 2023 concluded that Google's handling of third-party app distribution and payment systems on Android was designed to suppress competition. Google's legal team further insisted that the remedies ordered by US District Judge James Donato, which required sweeping changes to the Play Store, would force the company to develop costly new systems and potentially undermine its business model. Yet, in a detailed opinion, Judge Margaret McKeown wrote that evidence of Google's anticompetitive conduct was "replete," emphasizing that the Play Store's dominant position was reinforced by network effects and the terms imposed on developers and device makers.
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