In a recent court order, Epic Games has achieved a notable victory in its legal battle with Google. That’s what the jury decided in the case Google has an “illegal monopoly” with the Play Store and billing via Google Play.
This is a significantly more favorable result than the one achieved by Epic Games in the dispute against Apple and the App Store.
In an interview with CNBC, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said attributed the different results to the fact that “Apple left no written record.”
Sweeney’s comments relate to revelations during the trial with Google, where it was revealed that the company had deleted or failed to preserve records of important documents and communications related to the Play Store.
“The audacity of Google executives to violate the law and then delete all records of those violations was truly astonishing.”« commented Sweeney in the interview. “This is not a normal court case at all; “You don’t expect a trillion-dollar company to operate like Google.”
As CNBC explains, Epic was another factor “Had more difficulty finding documentation within Apple.” Sweeney mentioned that this also played a role in the different outcomes between the two cases. Another key factor is this The case against Google was decided by a jury, while the case against Apple was decided by a judge.
Sweeney also attributed this to Apple not leaving a written record:
“The big difference between Apple and Google is that Apple left no written record. And since it is a large vertically integrated monopoly, they do not enter into agreements with developers and operators to eliminate competition, but simply block it at a technical level.Sweeney explained.
In the legal dispute with Apple, Epic Games lost nine out of ten lawsuits. Apple appealed to the Supreme Court in July to overturn the only lawsuit it lost. This would repeal the rule that prohibits developers from preventing users from purchasing Apple apps.