Google Facing Legal Challenges in App Market: Judge Orders Changes, Epic Drops Samsung Claims
Google continues to face legal challenges in the app market. A federal judge recently ordered the tech giant to lift restrictions preventing rival app marketplaces and billing systems. Meanwhile, Epic Games, which has been a vocal critic of Google's practices, has dismissed its claims against Samsung in a related case.
Epic Games launched its own mobile app store in August, aiming to compete with Google's Play Store. However, it faced challenges due to users' preference for default app stores. In a separate development, Samsung had planned to block downloads of competing Android apps, including Epic's, with a default setting. This move was seen as a potential barrier to entry for rival app marketplaces.
Epic Games had previously accused Google of conspiring with Samsung to block rival app marketplaces. However, in a recent turn of events, Epic dismissed its claims against Samsung, indicating a possible resolution in that aspect of the case. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney expressed gratitude for Samsung addressing Epic's concerns, suggesting a potential thaw in their relationship.
In a significant legal victory, Epic won a 2023 jury trial against Google in an antitrust case. The U.S. appeals court confirmed a ruling that found Google held an anticompetitive monopoly over app distribution on Android devices. The U.S. Supreme Court subsequently allowed an order aimed at reforming the Google Play Store to stand.
Google remains a defendant in the ongoing case, with a federal judge ordering it to lift restrictions on rival app marketplaces and billing systems. Meanwhile, Epic Games has settled its antitrust case against Samsung, dismissing its claims against the electronics giant. The case against Google, however, continues to move forward, with a significant legal victory for Epic in a related antitrust case.
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