Google Play willfully wields monopoly power through the Alphabet Inc. unit’s anticompetitive conduct, a federal court jury found Monday after deliberating less than four hours following a nearly monthlong trial in San Francisco.
Epic largely lost a similar challenge to Apple Inc.’s app store two years ago and both companies have asked the US Supreme Court to review their dispute.
US District Judge James Donato, who oversaw the San Francisco trial, will decide whether Google must open the door for payment and app distribution methods outside its own app store. As in its trial against Apple, Epic didn’t seek monetary damages from Google, only a change in its app store policies.
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Epic largely lost a similar challenge to Apple Inc.’s app store two years ago and both companies have asked the US Supreme Court to review their dispute.
US District Judge James Donato, who oversaw the San Francisco trial, will decide whether Google must open the door for payment and app distribution methods outside its own app store. As in its trial against Apple, Epic didn’t seek monetary damages from Google, only a change in its app store policies.
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