Last week,
Epic Games
won a legal battle against
over the company’s Play Store practices. But the CEO of the company which makes
Fortnite
is still concerned that the search giant may ‘get away’ with
app store charges
.
In an interview published on the weekend, Sweeney told the Financial Times that after the ruling wherein the jury will decide on the remedies to increase competition, Google may offer solutions that will enable it to continue collecting high fees.
He claimed that Google may freely allow different payment systems on
Android
but may charge developers who opt for alternate systems high fees to use the Play Store. He added that this may push developers back to relying on Google's payment system.
“My gravest concern in all of this is Google really genuinely thinks that they are going to get away with continuing their scheme,” Sweeney was quoted as saying.
Google to appeal verdict
Wilson White, Google's VP of government affairs and public policy said that Google plans to challenge the verdict.
“Android and
Google Play
provide more choice and openness than any other major mobile platform. The trial made clear that we compete fiercely with Apple and its App Store, as well as app stores on Android devices and gaming consoles. We will continue to defend the Android business model and remain deeply committed to our users, partners, and the broader Android ecosystem," White added.
The jury will decide in January how Google will have to change some practices of doing business as far as payments are concerned.
Epic Games sued Google in 2020 after the company booted Fortnite from its
Google Play Store
after it established a payment gateway circumventing its payment system. Epic Games charged users for in-game app purchases to avoid the 15 to 30% commission that Google collects.
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