"Epic CEO Tim Sweeney called the settlement an awesome proposal in a social media post. Google and Epic Games said the settlement would allow the parties to put their disputes aside while making Android a more vibrant and competitive platform for users and developers, according to the document, filed in a San Francisco federal court Tuesday."
"Epic, which makes the hit online game Fortnite, won a victory over Google in the summer when a federal appeals court upheld a jury verdict condemning the Android app store as an illegal monopoly. The unanimous ruling cleared the way for a federal judge to enforce a potentially disruptive shake-up that's designed to give consumers more choices."
"The specific terms of the settlement agreement remain under seal and must be approved by US district judge James Donato, but the two companies broadly outlined some of their agreements in their joint filing. A hearing is set for Thursday. They said the settlement closely follows Donato's October 2024 ruling ordering Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition."
Epic Games and Google reached a comprehensive settlement that could end Epic's five-year legal campaign against Google's Play Store. The companies filed a joint document in federal court saying the agreement would allow them to set disputes aside while making Android a more vibrant and competitive platform for users and developers. Epic won an appeals-court victory that upheld a jury verdict finding the Play Store an illegal monopoly, clearing the way for remedies. The settlement reportedly follows Judge Donato's October 2024 ruling to remove digital barriers on the Android app store. Specific terms remain under seal and require court approval; a hearing is scheduled Thursday.
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