Google Loses Play Store War, Fortnite Wins Free App Chaos
In one of the grandest tech faceplants since Windows 95 updates, Google got schooled by Epic Games, the Fortnite overlords, in a 2020 antitrust slap fight. The Supreme Court just told Alphabet, trying hard since October 7, 2025, 'No pause for you!' so by October 22, Android users can finally download apps like it's a wild west gunfight outside Googleās Play Store monopoly. Thanks to Judge James Donato in California and a Christmas 2023 jury shove, Google must also let apps flirt with cheaper payment gateways, wooing devs with options aside from Google's tidy billing systemāimagine that, a little choice! Apple, watching nearby, is sweating bullets after facing a similar Fortnite-fueled legal hangover, failing appeals too. Meanwhile, Google, Epic, and the Supreme Court manage collective radio silence, like that awkward family meeting when dessertās withheld.
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Google begged the Supreme Court for a timeout on Play Store chaos but got cold-shouldered. Fortnite just turned app freedom into a forced Christmas gift nobody asked for, and yes, Googleās monopoly got served with a side of humble pie.
Googleās antitrust saga is basically a bad Fortnite match: relentless attacks, failed defenses, and the winner yells, 'default dance' over your shattered app empire.
Epic Games beating Google feels like David vs Goliath, except David brought a Fortnite rocket launcher and no one saw that coming in 2020.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/7/2025 | Author: Katherine Li
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