Do you think a judge will force Google to allow an Android version of the Epic Games Store to live in its own Google Play Store, allow the Epic Games Store access to all apps in Google Play, and allow users to ‘Android to start loading apps with a single tap? Because Epic is asking for this and much more in the wake of Epic vs Google.
On December 11, Epic won a surprise victory against Google in federal court. A jury unanimously decided that Google had turned its Google Play app store and Google Play billing service into an illegal monopoly. But what did Epic gain? That hasn’t yet been decided by judge James Donato, and today we finally learn precisely what Epic thinks it should get.
As you’ll see in the proposed 16-page injunction and my bullet points below, Epic is asking for a lot – it doesn’t just want to block Google from most types of potentially unfair behavior. highlighted during the trial but also proactively and instantly, to put third-party app stores and billing systems on par with Google Play and Google Play Billing in one fell swoop.
Even if you think it’s fair, it’s unlikely a judge would go that far. Today’s Epic document is just the starting point for a negotiation: Google must file its response by May 2, then Judge Donato will hear experts from both sides at a hearing on May 23. may. And Google will also appealwhen the district court case is completed.
Okay, here’s the document, following my rough summary of what Epic is asking.
What Epic expects from Google:
This is an overview; here are the details.
See you on May 23, I guess!
