Whereas Apple largely gained the lawsuit that Epic Games levied in opposition to it again in 2020, Google hasn’t been as fortunate. Google at present didn’t win an attraction within the ongoing Epic Video games v. Google case, handing one other victory to Epic.
As famous by Reuters, a federal appeals court docket rejected Google’s declare that the unique court docket overseeing the antitrust case had made authorized errors when discovering in favor of Epic, which suggests Google might want to implement Play Retailer adjustments. Epic Video games CEO Tim Sweeney mentioned the corporate had scored a “whole victory” within the attraction.
Epic Video games first sued Google in 2020, proper across the identical time that it sued Apple. In 2023, a jury unanimously agreed that Google had abused its energy by working an app retailer monopoly and charging builders exorbitant charges. Google then appealed, resulting in at present’s loss.
Because of the Epic Video games lawsuit, Google will likely be compelled to permit Android customers to obtain rival app shops from the Play Retailer. Google may also be required to make the Play app catalog out there to rivals.
Sweeney says that the Epic Video games Retailer for Android will likely be coming to the Google Play Retailer, however Google plans to attraction once more.
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