Epic Games secures valuable win over Google in US court

Epic Games captured a notable win in the District Court of Northern California against Google. The jury determined that Google does indeed have monopoly power in the Android app distribution markets and in-app billing services. The court decision comes three years since Epic Games filed its initial complaint after its hit game Fortnite was removed from the Play Store due to Epic’s bypassing of Google app store fees on in-app purchases aka the “Google tax”.

Today’s verdict is a win for all app developers and consumers around the world. It proves that Google’s app store practices are…

​ Epic Games captured a notable win in the District Court of Northern California against Google. The jury determined that Google does indeed have monopoly power in the Android app distribution markets and in-app billing services. The court decision comes three years since Epic Games filed its initial complaint after its hit game Fortnite was removed from the Play Store due to Epic’s bypassing of Google app store fees on in-app purchases aka the “Google tax”.

Today’s verdict is a win for all app developers and consumers around the world. It proves that Google’s app store practices are…   Read More GSMArena.com – Latest articles