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Last December, in a suit brought by Fortnite developer and publisher Epic Games, a California jury unanimously found that Google had a monopoly in the Google Play Store. Today, Judge James Donato issued a final ruling in Epic v. Google, and the implications are significant: beginning in November, Google will have to host alternative app stores — like Epic Games — on the Play Store for a period of three years, among other concessions. Google has said it will appeal the ruling, citing competition between Google and Apple in mobile app distribution.
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