Judge Rejects Google’s “Chaos” Argument in Epic Case

Antitrust Ruling on Google Play Store

Background and Verdict

A jury recently declared the Google Play Store an illegal monopoly. This decision came after a detailed investigation and legal proceedings.

Proposed Remedies

Following the antitrust ruling, several remedies have been suggested to address Google’s monopolistic practices. These include:

• Allowing Alternative App Stores: Google should not block other app stores from operating on its platform.
• Permitting Different Billing Systems: Developers should be able to use alternative billing systems.
• Revenue Sharing Restrictions: Google should stop sharing Play Store revenues with carriers or phone manufacturers.

Google’s Response

Google has appealed the verdict, arguing that the google-calls-epics-antitrust-win-demands-unnecessary-and-beyond-scope/” title=”Google Calls Epic's Antitrust Win Demands 'Unnecessary' and 'Beyond Scope”>proposed remedies are unnecessary. The company claims it has already made significant changes to the Play Store to comply with a separate settlement overseen by the same judge, Donato.

Next Steps

Google and Epic Games are set to present their final arguments in August. Judge Donato is expected to issue penalties shortly after these arguments are made.

Google and Epic are expected to make their final arguments in August, with Donato anticipating to “promptly” issue penalties soon after.