Epic Games emerges victorious in antitrust dispute against Google: What lies ahead?
🏆 Epic Games won a decisive victory against Google in an antitrust battle, challenging the mobile app ecosystem’s business model.
⚖️ A San Francisco jury found Google guilty of “willfully acquiring monopoly power” through anticompetitive conduct.
🤔 The judge still needs to decide the penalty, leaving uncertainty for app developers about the immediate impact.
🔄 Google is unlikely to make major changes to its Google Play Store until the judge’s final decision to avoid complicating matters.
💼 Developers will continue to pay commissions, and existing deals with Spotify and Match will remain intact during the remedial phase.
⚙️ The court aims to restore competition without overly restricting Google, focusing on expanding choice for Android app downloading and purchasing.
🌐 The ruling challenges the walled garden business model of app stores, potentially affecting companies like Apple with similar models.
📜 The decision may encourage other businesses to reconsider their models, and class action lawsuits could follow Epic’s path.
🧐 The Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) sees the ruling as significant, hoping it prompts legislative changes and influences Apple to re-examine its business model.
🌍 The broader impact extends to global legislation efforts, such as Europe’s Digital Market Act and the U.K.’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill.
🤝 The decision may not directly impact Apple’s case, but it highlights consumer interest and sets a precedent for challenging app store business models.
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