‘Epic’ loss for Google, as jury sides with Fortnite maker in Play Store antitrust trial

Google has lost the antitrust trial, as the jury sided with Fortnite-maker Epic Games, pronouncing that Google holds an illegal monopoly over app distribution on Android with Play Store.

Epic’s antitrust lawsuit alleged that Google was involved in practices to suppress competitors and charged app developers high fees of up to 30%. After a month-long trial, the jurors have found in favor of Epic on a total of 11 counts.

Jury finds Google’s Play Store monopolistic, anti competitive, and illegal