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Epic lays out Google’s alleged “bribe and block” monopoly strategy in trial opening
(arstechnica.com)
this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
For years now, Google has stressed the "open" nature of the Android's sideloading-enabled mobile platform over Apple's completely locked-down iOS App Store.
Epic's opening arguments specifically called out League of Legends maker Riot Games as one of the companies that Google paid to eliminate the possible launch of a competing Android app store.
Pomerantz also pointed to the competition Google Play faces from the pre-installed Galaxy Store that Samsung places on its Android phones.
Even though Fortnite was "the biggest game in the world" at the time, Android users who wanted to sideload it were faced with dire warnings about it being an "unknown app," which made it seem dangerous, Bornstein said.
Despite its dominant position in Android app distribution, Google argued in court that "it cannot be and is not a monopolist" because it "faces strong competition from Apple and others."
If that argument sounds familiar, it's because Apple argued essentially the converse in its own trial with Epic Games over similar issues.
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