It’s taken more than a Fortnite, but jury says the Google Play Store is a monopoly

It’s taken more than a Fortnite, but jury says the Google Play Store is a monopoly

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A US jury has ruled in favor of Epic in its long-running battle against Google.
The jury found that the Play Store and Play Store billing were an illegal monopoly.
Google has confirmed its plan to challenge the verdict.

Epic has been embroiled in a legal battle against Google for a few years now over allegations that the Play Store and Play Store billing was an illegal monopoly. Now, a jury has ruled in favor of Epic, handing the company a major win.

The US jury answered “yes” to all questions posed by the court (h/t: The Verge), namely that the Play Store and Play Store billing was a monopoly, that Google engaged in “anticompetitive conduct” to gain or maintain this monopoly, and that Epic was “injured” as a result of Google’s aforementioned conduct.