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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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