In a landmark decision, the European Union has fined Apple nearly $2 billion for antitrust violations related to its App Store policies, particularly those affecting music streaming services such as Spotify. This fine marks a significant moment in the ongoing scrutiny over Apple’s control of its App Store, which has been a point of contention among app developers and competition regulators worldwide.
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Epic Games, creator of the hit video game “Fortnite”, won a critical lawsuit over Google citing the monopolistic nature of their mobile app store ecosystem. For years, Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook have successfully defended against antitrust allegations, leaning heavily on the argument that their massive scale provides consumers with higher quality for lower costs. However, others argue that this market dominance prevents healthy competition and lacks sufficient power regulation.
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The United States government has started an antitrust lawsuit against Google due to controversy against its extremely popular search engine.
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The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on October 20. The DOJ is suing Google due to its business practices, arguing that Google acts as a monopoly.
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