Fortnite maker Epic Games wins antitrust case against Google
A U.S. federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anti-competitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of the technology empire.
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![This Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, file photo shows Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Two bipartisan groups of state attorneys general are launching separate antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, adding to regulatory scrutiny of two of the world's largest and most ubiquitous tech companies. The Google company logo is displayed on a the side of a building.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5275807.1702389982!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/tech-giants-antitrust-facebook-probes.jpg)
A U.S. federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anti-competitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of the technology empire.