Australian Court Rules Apple and Google App Stores Anticompetitive
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Summary
An Australian Federal Court ruled Apple and Google's App Store and Google Play Store as anticompetitive, following lawsuits initiated by Epic Games in 2020 over high commission fees and the removal of Fortnite. While Epic lost its U.S. case against Apple, it succeeded against Google in Australia. The lawsuits, originally four separate cases, were consolidated due to overlapping issues.
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The App Store and Google Play Store were deemed to be anticompetitive.
Epic Games had sued Apple and Google in 2020, due to their app markets' 30% commission fees, and the removal of Fortnite from the two stores.
Epic may have lost its antitrust battle against Apple in the U.S., but it won its lawsuit against Google.
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