Google Loses Antitrust Fight With Fortnite Maker Over App Store

Google lost an antitrust court fight to Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc. that threatens to upend the mobile app economy and could end up costing the technology giant billions of dollars in revenue.

Google Play willfully wields monopoly power through the Alphabet Inc. unit’s anticompetitive conduct, a federal court jury found Monday after deliberating less than four hours following a nearly monthlong trial in San Francisco.

Epic largely lost a similar challenge to Apple Inc.’s app store two years ago and both companies have asked the US Supreme Court to review their dispute.

WATCH: A jury found Google’s mobile app store maintains a monopoly for distribution of programs and payments on its Android software. Peter Elstrom reports.

Source: Bloomberg

US District Judge James Donato ...