A federal jury has submitted a verdict in the antitrust case between Epic Games and Google, and the Fortnite developer has reason to celebrate. The jury ruled unanimously in favor of Epic, as it determined Google holds an illegal monopoly through its Google Play Store.
The ruling follows a four-week court trial between the two giant corporations, which was meant to decide whether or not Google was using anti-competitive tactics with its online store, where millions of apps are sold daily. The decision came after just three hours of closed-door deliberations.
Victory over Google! After 4 weeks of detailed court testimony, the California jury found against the Google Play monopoly on all counts. The Court’s work on remedies will start in January. Thanks for everyone’s support and faith! Free Fortnite! https://t.co/ITm4YBHCus
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) December 12, 2023
All 11 questions on the verdict questionnaire were answered in Epic’s favor, including one which asked if Google “willfully acquired or maintained monopoly power by engaging in anti-competitive conduct.” Google achieved this, the verdict continues, through the “Android app distribution market” and “in-app billing services” as specified by the presiding juror.
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Source: Gamespot