Google says it will appeal a ruling its Play app store operated as an illegal monopoly. (AP PHOTO)Fortnite maker Epic Games has prevailed in its high-profile antitrust trial over Alphabet's Google, which alleged the Play app store operated as an illegal monopoly, in a ruling that if it holds could upend the entire app store economy. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on Monday cheered the ruling on social media site X, calling out "the Google Play monopoly". Google has denied wrongdoing, arguing that it competes "intensely on price, quality, and security" against Apple's App Store. Epic has asked the US Supreme Court to revive key claims in the Apple case, and Apple is fighting part of a ruling for Epic that would require changes to App Store rules.

Source: Ethiopian News December 12, 2023 15:14 UTC