"This is a major global fight, which is ultimately for the right of consumers to get all the benefits of competition and choose freely who they want to do business with," Sweeney told reporters.
"Allowing this coordinated illegal anti-competitive dealing to proceed hurts developers and consumers and undermines both the jury's verdict and regulatory and legislative progress around the world," Epic stated.
Epic claims that the Auto Blocker feature was implemented in coordination with Google to undermine a recent US court decision against Google's app store practices.
Epic alleges that in July 2024, Samsung changed Auto Blocker from an 'opt-in' feature to the default setting, complicating the process for users to download apps from third-party sources.
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