Australian court finds Apple, Google abused app store market power

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News Summary

  • The Federal Court of Australia on Tuesday ruled that Apple and Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct when it came to their respective app stores.
  • Judge Jonathan Beach found that the two tech giants had abused their dominant position in the market for app distribution to limit competition.
  • Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeny said that the Epic Games Store and Fortnite would return to in the country soon.
  • Apple told ABC News that its app store is the safest way for users to get apps, and that it disagreed with the court’s ruling on some of Epic's claims.
Epic Games has just secured a win in its crusade against Apple and Googles app store policies The Federal Court of Australia on Tuesday ruled that Apple and Googles engaged in anticompetitive con [+1353 chars]

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