The #EpicVsGoogle settlement has shifted to apply globally while watering down the terms. This is worse for #US users without providing much in exchange. Why would #Google accept global scope? Because it is clear that #DigitalMarketsAct and laws like force them to open up anyway, so Google doesn't lose by agreeing to global applicability. In exchange, Google gains weakened terms in the US, which is not pursuing something like the DMA

#EpicGames #DMA #EpicVGoogle #Android #GooglePlay #AntiTrust

🎮 Scontro titanico in corso: Epic chiede spiegazioni su un misterioso accordo da 800 milioni di Google. #EpicVsGoogle #GiustiziaDigitale

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/smartphone/epic-contro-google-spunta-un-accordo-sospetto-da-800-milioni-2026-01-24

“I and the parties have been plagued by acronyms in this case” - Hon Justice Beach

Welcome to tech, Jonno. #EpicVsGoogle

🚀 Huge news! A U.S. court ordered Google to open its Play Store to third-party app stores and alternative payments.

This could be a game-changer for privacy-focused platforms like /e/OS and Murena, boosting app options and digital freedom! 🌐🔓

What do you think? 🤔👇

#Android #PrivacyFirst #EpicVsGoogle #OpenSource #Murena

Antitrust cases threaten to sap Google's profits

"A trio of antitrust cases on the docket threaten to reshape Google’s business and sap its profits."

@nicoagrant RT Google’s Play Store case was the first test of how it might fare in the antitrust gauntlet it faces in the U.S.—and Google was routed. The loss could preview its fate in two bigger antitrust cases that could weaken the influential internet business in 2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/technology/google-antitrust-cases.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#antitrust #EpicVsGoogle #Google

🥊 Showdown: Epic Games vs. Google 🥊

Epic Games won. 💪

This is a huge win for any Google competitor - so almost any tech company! 🍾

➡️ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/12/googles-android-app-store-monopoly-violates-antitrust-law-jury-finds/

Here's also some info on how the Google Search Monopoly harms competition - including some nice search alternatives: https://tuta.com/blog/google-search-monopoly

Go private now! 😎

#TechNews #Tech #EpicGames #Epic #Google #GooglePlay #EpicVsGoogle #Fortnite

Google "engaged in anticompetitive conduct" to establish or maintain the monopoly and illegally tied the Google Play store to the use of Google Play billing, according to the verdict.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/12/googles-android-app-store-monopoly-violates-antitrust-law-jury-finds/

#google #antitrust #EpicVsGoogle

Welp, wonder what happens next now https://www.theverge.com/23994174/epic-google-trial-jury-verdict-monopoly-google-play

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