Epic Games failed to get a court to rule the Apple app store an illegal monopoly. It is trying again with Google Play.
to get a court to rule that the Apple App Store is an illegal monopoly earlier this year. It is trying again with Google Play.
A jury in San Francisco on Monday will begin hearing the antitrust case against Google lodged by Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game.Similarly to its lawsuit against Apple, Epic is alleging that Google had violated federal antimonopoly law by requiring developers of apps displayed in Google Play store to channel customer payments through Google, giving the internet giant a cut of revenue.
If Epic wins, it could mean more favorable terms for Android app developers. But that outcome is far from assured: Epic is going into the trial alone, after other plaintiffs dropped out. Last month, Match Group, the owner of dating apps Tinder and Hinge, dropped out as a plaintiff with Epic, after Google agreed for its users to make in-app purchases through other payment channels. A group of 52 state attorneys generalon X, formerly Twitter, last Tuesday after Match Group dropped out.
Google contests the allegations from Epic, arguing that Google Play faces competition from the Apple App Store so it is not a monopoly and that requiring a cut of revenue from apps distributed through Google Play is a legitimate business practice.“Epic simply wants all the benefits of Android in Google Play without having to pay for any of them,” Wilson White, vice president of government affairs and public policy for Google, told reporters in a briefing last week.
Google is also facing two antitrust cases filed by the Justice Department against its search and advertising technology businesses. Pichai
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