Epic vs. Google Trial Verdict, a Win for All Developers

This is very duped: &quot;Epic vs. Google: Google Loses&quot;-verge[0] (583 points, 5 hours ago, 517 comments), &quot;Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight&quot;-verge[1] (222 points, 4 hours ago, 2 comments), &quot;Epic Games wins antitrust lawsuit against Google&quot;-wp[2] (10 points, 4 hours ago, 0 comments), &quot;Epic Games wins Google Play Store Antitrust Suit&quot;-wsj[3] (16 points, 4 hours ago, 7 comments), &quot;Google&#x27;s App Store Monopoly Ruled Illegal as Jury Sides with Epic&quot;-wired[4] (3 points, 4 hours ago, 0 comments), &quot;Google&#x27;s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides with Epic Games (PDF)&quot;-courtListener[5] (9 points, 3 hours ago, 2 comments), &quot;Jury decides Google&#x27;s Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers&quot;-apnews[6] (3 points, 2 hour ago, 0 comments)<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38607424">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38607424</a><p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38607474">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38607474</a><p>[2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38607596">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38607596</a><p>[3]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38607695">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38607695</a><p>[4]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38607906">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38607906</a><p>[5]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38608399">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38608399</a><p>[6]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38608582">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38608582</a>

I don&#x27;t understand all the hate that Epic gets. They give away games for free, they don&#x27;t block alternative clients for their store, and they fight the good fight against Google and Apple. Sure, all of these benefit them, but they benefit users as well. If it weren&#x27;t for this lawsuit, you can be sure we wouldn&#x27;t have <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.android.com&#x2F;about&#x2F;versions&#x2F;12&#x2F;features#automatic-app-updates" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.android.com&#x2F;about&#x2F;versions&#x2F;12&#x2F;features#aut...</a>