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Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store After Extended Legal Battle
Fortnite has returned to the Google Play Store in the US, Epic Games announced on Friday. This marks the culmination of a five-year legal battle, which began in 2020, when Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google for their allegedly unfair and anti-competitive platform rules. While the multiplayer game returned to the App Store in May, G...
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Google Proposes Play Store Reforms in Settlement With Fortnite Maker Epic Games
In a joint filing in the federal court in San Francisco, Alphabet and Epic Games asked US District Judge James Donato to consider a proposal resolving Epic’s 2020 antitrust lawsuit, which accused Google of illegally monopolizing how users access apps and make in-app purchases on Android devices.
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Google Loses US Appeal Over App Store Reforms in Epic Games Case
The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, in a unanimous ruling, rejected claims from Google that the trial judge made legal errors in the antitrust case that unfairly benefited "Fortnite" maker Epic Games, which filed the lawsuit in 2020.
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Epic Games Accuses Samsung, Google of Scheme to Block App Rivals
Epic said it would file a lawsuit in US federal court in California alleging that a Samsung mobile security feature called Auto Blocker was intended to deter users from downloading apps from sources other than the Play store or Samsung's Galaxy store, which the Korean company chose to put on the back burner.
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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Wins Antitrust Case Against Google Over Play Store Monopoly
Fortnite maker Epic Games has prevailed in its high-profile antitrust trial over Alphabet's Google, which alleged the Play app store operated as an illegal monopoly, in a ruling that if it holds could upend the entire app store economy.
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Alphabet Loses Antitrust Fight With Epic Games Over Google Play
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, won a major US court battle against Google on Monday when a jury decided that the search engine giant wields illegal monopoly power through its Android app store.
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Google Agreed to Pay Activision $360 Million to Block Rival App Store, Epic Games Lawsuit Says
Google struck 24 deals with prominent app developers to prevent them from competing with the Play Store on Android, according to details from Epic Games' lawsuit against the search giant. The deals included an agreement to pay $360 million (roughly Rs. 2,941 crore) to Activision over three years. Google also agreed to pay Riot Games about $30 milli...
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Google 'Unlawfully' Preserves Play Store Monopoly, US States Allege in Lawsuit
US state and district attorneys general sued Google on Wednesday, alleging that it bought off competitors and used restrictive contracts to unlawfully maintain a monopoly for its app store on Android phones.
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Google May Soon Face Antitrust Lawsuit Over Play Store From US States
A group of state attorneys general may file a lawsuit against Google as early as next week, accusing the search and advertising giant of violating antitrust law in running its mobile app store, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Sues Google for Anti-Competitive Behaviour, Blocking OnePlus From Pre-Installing Its App
Google has been sued by Epic Games over allegations of anti-competitive behaviour. Google blocked OnePlus from pre-installing the Epic Games app on its phones outside of India. Epic does not want monetary compensation or a side deal from Google.
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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Sues Apple, Google After Removal of Game From App Stores
Apple and Alphabet's Google on Thursday removed popular video game "Fortnite" from their app stores for violating the companies' in-app payment guidelines, prompting developer Epic Games to file federal antitrust lawsuits challenging the two companies' rules.
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Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store After Extended Legal Battle
Fortnite has returned to the Google Play Store in the US, Epic Games announced on Friday. This marks the culmination of a five-year legal battle, which began in 2020, when Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google for their allegedly unfair and anti-competitive platform rules. While the multiplayer game returned to the App Store in May, G...
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Google Proposes Play Store Reforms in Settlement With Fortnite Maker Epic Games
In a joint filing in the federal court in San Francisco, Alphabet and Epic Games asked US District Judge James Donato to consider a proposal resolving Epic’s 2020 antitrust lawsuit, which accused Google of illegally monopolizing how users access apps and make in-app purchases on Android devices.
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Google Loses US Appeal Over App Store Reforms in Epic Games Case
The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, in a unanimous ruling, rejected claims from Google that the trial judge made legal errors in the antitrust case that unfairly benefited "Fortnite" maker Epic Games, which filed the lawsuit in 2020.
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Epic Games Accuses Samsung, Google of Scheme to Block App Rivals
Epic said it would file a lawsuit in US federal court in California alleging that a Samsung mobile security feature called Auto Blocker was intended to deter users from downloading apps from sources other than the Play store or Samsung's Galaxy store, which the Korean company chose to put on the back burner.
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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Wins Antitrust Case Against Google Over Play Store Monopoly
Fortnite maker Epic Games has prevailed in its high-profile antitrust trial over Alphabet's Google, which alleged the Play app store operated as an illegal monopoly, in a ruling that if it holds could upend the entire app store economy.
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Alphabet Loses Antitrust Fight With Epic Games Over Google Play
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, won a major US court battle against Google on Monday when a jury decided that the search engine giant wields illegal monopoly power through its Android app store.
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Google Agreed to Pay Activision $360 Million to Block Rival App Store, Epic Games Lawsuit Says
Google struck 24 deals with prominent app developers to prevent them from competing with the Play Store on Android, according to details from Epic Games' lawsuit against the search giant. The deals included an agreement to pay $360 million (roughly Rs. 2,941 crore) to Activision over three years. Google also agreed to pay Riot Games about $30 milli...
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Google 'Unlawfully' Preserves Play Store Monopoly, US States Allege in Lawsuit
US state and district attorneys general sued Google on Wednesday, alleging that it bought off competitors and used restrictive contracts to unlawfully maintain a monopoly for its app store on Android phones.
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Google May Soon Face Antitrust Lawsuit Over Play Store From US States
A group of state attorneys general may file a lawsuit against Google as early as next week, accusing the search and advertising giant of violating antitrust law in running its mobile app store, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Sues Google for Anti-Competitive Behaviour, Blocking OnePlus From Pre-Installing Its App
Google has been sued by Epic Games over allegations of anti-competitive behaviour. Google blocked OnePlus from pre-installing the Epic Games app on its phones outside of India. Epic does not want monetary compensation or a side deal from Google.
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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Sues Apple, Google After Removal of Game From App Stores
Apple and Alphabet's Google on Thursday removed popular video game "Fortnite" from their app stores for violating the companies' in-app payment guidelines, prompting developer Epic Games to file federal antitrust lawsuits challenging the two companies' rules.
