Google, Epic app store injunction split creates global competition experiment
By Alex Wilts and Chris May ( July 24, 2026, 22:01 GMT | Comment) -- Google and Epic Games’ recent abandonment of their effort to modify an injunction before a California federal judge could create a natural experiment that will test two different systems for restoring competition in Android app distribution — one in the US and the other abroad. Google and Epic Games’ recent abandonment of their effort to modify an injunction before a California federal judge could create a natural experiment that will test two different systems for restoring competition in Android app distribution — one in the US and the other abroad. ...
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