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Alphabet, Match Settle Google Play Antitrust Court Battle
- Fortnite maker Epic is still headed to trial with Alphabet
- States, consumers have tentatively settled antitrust claims
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Alphabet Inc. settled Match Group Inc.’s claims that Google Play policies are unlawful, resolving an antitrust complaint that endangered billions of dollars in revenue generated by the search engine’s app marketplace.
Lawyers representing Match and Google said in a court filing Tuesday they’ve agreed to drop all claims and counterclaims against each other. Match said in its earnings report that its brands will get more favorable conditions on Google Play as part of the accord, which was announced before a trial scheduled for Nov. 6 in San Francisco federal court.