The ninth circuit court of appeals upheld the verdict in the epic vs. Google trial, which began in 2020 and found in late 2023 that the Play Store and related payment systems are monopoly. What do Epic co-founder and CEO Tim Sweeny think? ,Total win in Epic V Google Appeal!,
Google can still appeal to the Supreme Court, and says that it will happen, but the decision means that the technical giant will have to follow the original decision: which limits the ability to pay the handset to the phone manufacturers to ship the handset with Play Store, which already allows the third-side app storing on Android, and the railways to use Google’s payment systems on Android. Stops.
There is an additional kink, there is no doubt that Sweeni has licked her chop and declared justice for all. Any third-party app store should be given “Catalog Access” for apps available in the Play Store to ensure that they can actually provide competitive options.
“Thanks to the verdict, the Epic Games Store for Android will come to the Google Play Store,” Sweeny saysAdd to good remedy that “Epic Games Store for PC already carries many other PC stores (eg) itch.io And Gog Galaxy. ,
For Google, it is not happy. “This decision will limit the safety of the user, limited choice, and reduce the innovation that has always been central for Android ecosystem,” Google’s Li-Oni Mulholland told Engadget“Our highest priority protects our users, developers and partners, and maintain a safe platform because we continue our appeal.”
The epic vs. Google lawsuit began when Epic played the role of stimulant and sidelined the Google payment system in a Fortnite update: Google immediately yoenked Fortnite from the Play Store, and sued the epic case. Yes, too much trick was drawn with epic Apple and App Store. But this was better luck with Google, trumpeting its 2023 win as “a win for all app developers and consumers around the world”.
Google has eight months to prepare before allowing the third-party store on Android, while both companies are required to name members of a technical committee to oversee the compliance with the tech veterans. The decision also overturns an administrative stay in October 2024: Google may not like this decision, and he will continue to appeal, but it will have to start playing the ball.
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