Google-Epic App Store Feud Expands in Suit Over Samsung Phone Settings
- Epic sues Google, Samsung claiming scheme to block rival apps
- Judge already plans Google Play changes in separate Epic case
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Epic Games Inc. expanded its antitrust fight with Alphabet Inc.’s Google by accusing the tech giant of conspiring with Samsung Electronics Co. to block rival app marketplaces through default settings on mobile devices sold all over the world.
Epic, maker of the video game Fortnite, won a jury trial last year over claims that Google monopolized app distribution on Android devices, and a judge plans to order fixes to increase access and competition.