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Ninth Circuit Court Forces Google to Open Play Store After Upholding Monopoly Verdict

SAN FRANCISCO, AUG 1 – The Ninth Circuit upheld a 2023 antitrust verdict against Google, requiring it to allow third-party app stores and alternative billing on Android for three years, a major win for Epic Games.

  • A US federal court ruled that Google must open its Android operating system to rival app stores, following an antitrust case by Epic Games.
  • The ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals represents a significant legal setback for Google, deemed a monopoly since late 2023.
  • Epic Games' chief executive Tim Sweeney celebrated the decision, stating it was a 'Total victory in the Epic v Google appeal!'.
  • Google plans to continue appealing the December 2023 ruling, with the next court being the US Supreme Court, as mentioned by Lee-Anne Mulholland.
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A federal appeals court has upheld a jury verdict condemning Google’s Android app store as an illegal monopoly, clearing the way for a federal judge to enforce a potentially disruptive shakeup that’s designed to give consumers more choices.

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