"The Alphabet-owned company had sought to pause orders from the Northern District Court of California that requiredit to open its app ecosystem to rivals, stop restricting third-party downloads, and allow developers to steer users toward cheaper payment options outside Google's billing system. For Android users, this would mean being able to access apps directly from developers outside the Play Store, at price points chosen by the developers themselves."
"The dispute stems from a 2020 lawsuit in which Epic Games sued Google, alleging that the company was running an illegal monopoly over its Android app download restrictions and in-app payments. In December 2023, a California jury ruled in favor of Epic Games, finding that Google's policies for the Play Store violated antitrust laws. US District Judge James Donato then ordered Google to open Android to competing app stores and allow developers to use their own billing systems for a period of three years."
The Supreme Court denied Google's request to pause parts of a lower-court antitrust remedy, so orders requiring changes to the Play Store must be implemented by October 22 unless reversed on appeal. The orders require Google to open Android to competing app stores, stop restricting third-party downloads, and allow developers to direct users to alternative payment options outside Google's billing system. The dispute began with Epic Games' 2020 lawsuit alleging an illegal monopoly over app downloads and in-app payments. In December 2023 a jury found Google's Play Store policies violated antitrust law, and Judge James Donato ordered remedies lasting three years. The Ninth Circuit previously upheld the verdict.
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