Jury hands Epic victory in antitrust case against Google

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Epic Games won big In court Today as THE jury In It is antitrust case governed that Google has has been Operating A illegal monopoly with It is Google Play application store And billing service.

THE case come three years After Epic Games for follow-up both Google And Apple For THE alleged anti-competitive practices In THE restrictions he imposed on developers When he come has It is platform For distribute And manufacturing Payments In It is mobile application store.

THE case was very different In terms of result Since THE antitrust case against Apple, which Epic Games largely lost. He always has A last resort call has THE WE. Supreme Court, but A lower court judge And A calls court asserted that Epic failed has prove It is case that Apple was A monopolist. Epic won on just A indicate — that application And game the developers should be allowed has display their alternative stores with lower prices inside their apps that are available on THE Apple application store.

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, argued has TO DO THE game industry more open In THE following decade has THE Of Summit 2020.

But In This case, THE jury decided Google had illegally related It is application store And It is billing payment service together. And he Also governed that "Project Cuddly" offers, Or Google paid game developers not has compete with It is application store, were anti-competitive too.

HAS Me, Project Cuddly was THE the biggest difference between THE Apple And Google case. From Apple makes It is own smartphones, he doesn't to have has cut offers with other companies has secure It is business benefits. But while Google created THE Android standard, he has guest a lot smartphone manufacturers has TO DO Telephone(s) base on THE standard. HAS secure universal cooperation And has keep It is Google Play store strong, Google initiated Project Cuddly, Or he paid alternative stores such as Samsung And game developers substantial the amounts of money has to use It is store instead that compete with he Or has to input competition.

For example, with Samsung, Google paid Samsung money has ensure that Google Play was THE only application store Pre installed on Samsung smartphones, next to Since Samsung own store. And Google allegedly paid game developers has to use THE Google Play store instead that open up their own in competition stores. Epic brought witnesses, including ancient Google employees, WHO testified has THE alleged anti-competitive intention.

Epic argued these practices activated Google has extract excessive costs — as a lot as 30% royalty fee — For each purchase of A application, game, Or Stake virtual GOOD. Developers had No choice but has go along And pay THE costs, Epic argued, And THE jury obviously OK.

In contrast has THE Apple case, Epic was able has surface witnesses during THE...