Fortnite-maker Epic has sued Google, claiming that it blocks competition on Android phones. The trial started in San Francisco on Monday, with Epic challenging Google's ability to take a cut of in-app purchases. Epic also accused Google's parent company, Alphabet, of using a 'bribe and block' strategy to thwart competition against its Google Play app marketplace, hurting developers and raising prices for consumers. During the trial, Epic revealed that the Epic Games Store, launched five years ago, is still not profitable.
A recap of Epic Games vs. Google trial day one https://t.co/hlEOt2fBxL
Five years since its launch, the Epic Games Store still isn’t profitable, the Fortnite maker said during the opening day of its antitrust trial with Google. https://t.co/QlVTgQxq09 https://t.co/2Q8P2ZYVnF
Alphabet used a “bribe and block” strategy to thwart competition against its Google Play app marketplace, hurting developers and raising prices for consumers, Epic Games said https://t.co/XxVTXDKuBj
Alphabet used a “bribe and block” strategy to thwart competition against its Google Play app marketplace, hurting developers and raising prices for consumers, Epic Games said https://t.co/ArNNud2LHR
Google on Monday will try to protect a lucrative piece of its internet empire at the same time it’s still entangled in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. https://t.co/qquvhMzARz
Google’s competition goes beyond general search engines since it also vies with other places online depending on the query, according to the company's economics expert https://t.co/oaHyxo7qfY
Google’s competition goes beyond general search engines since it also vies with other places online depending on the query, according to the company's economics expert https://t.co/g2vws92CoK
The maker of Fortnite challenges Google's ability to take a cut of in-app purchases https://t.co/5J98569ePz
Google faces a new major legal test in a San Francisco trial starting Monday after Fortnite-maker Epic sued the search giant, claiming it blocks competition on Android phones https://t.co/fF2ofvrg6w https://t.co/fF2ofvrg6w
Google faces a new major legal test in a San Francisco trial starting Monday after Fortnite-maker Epic sued the search giant, claiming it blocks competition on Android phones https://t.co/DqPbkrJTgn
Google’s Epic legal battle opens up on another front https://t.co/VdU4gC0cKd
Epic v. Google, explained https://t.co/8WEXROBxEn