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Epic wins its antitrust lawsuit against the Play Store. What does this verdict mean for Google?

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Google lost an antitrust lawsuit over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided that the company's payments system was anticompetitive and damaged smartphone consumers and software developers.

It’s a blow to a major pillar of Google’s technology empire. But it's a win for Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game that brought the lawsuit — and, analysts say, for the broader game developer community.

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