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Google is asking the court for an emergency stay following Epic’s big win

by saikatsg on 8/1/25, 7:39 PM with 11 comments

• by fidotron on 8/1/25, 9:23 PM

  I wonder if Google plan on keeping any of the resulting changes purely US, or if they are being compelled to do so globally.

  > Stop sharing money or perks with phonemakers, carriers, and app developers in exchange for Google Play exclusivity or preinstallation

  Going back many years, my understanding was that a certain amount of Play Store revenue finds its way to carriers (and this was definitely a thing in Asia too), and that this was used to explain why there was a disparity in fees between the Play Store and the Chrome Store.

• by dude250711 on 8/1/25, 10:43 PM

  Should they not be slapped with a big fine for not starting to prepare in advance?

  Also be denied on a basis of carefully maintaining an image of allegedly hiring the best developers in the world? Who can easily do it in 14 days?

  Just charge them a huge daily fine and it will be done fast.

• by thechao on 8/1/25, 10:01 PM

  I have a question: do Epic's games have in-game stores. Do they have to open those stores to 3rd parties, now? I mean ... fair-is-fair, right?