The publisher of Fortnite wins his legal battle against Google after 5 years: he can offer his Epic Games Store

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Epic Games gagnant – Publisher fortnite wins his legal

“Total victory in the Epic vs Google call”. Consequently, welcomed Tim Sweeney, boss of Epic Games, on X. Nevertheless, “Thanks to this verdict, the Epic Games Store will be able to arrive on Google Play”.

“This decision will seriously harm user safety. limit the choice and undermine the innovation that has always been at the heart of the Android ecosystem,” reacted Lee-Anne Mulholland, vice-president in charge of regulatory issues at Google, in a statement transmitted to AFP.

An abuse of power

According to Tim Sweeney. other publishers, Google and Apple have a duopoly on the market for mobile applications with iOS and Android, and abuse their dominant position by imposing their own publisher fortnite wins his legal download and payment platforms, and by taking important commissions on user expenses. The two Californian groups have always highlighted potential risks for user security. confidentiality if they did not go through their systems.

The case between Epic Games. Apple is still not resolved either, even if a court had estimated at the end of 2021 that Apple could no longer impose on the publishers of application to go through the App Store and its payment system.