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Epic Games

Maker of Fortnite; sued Apple and Google in 2020 over their app stores.

2 links, 2 backed by primary records

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Both suits are told in Epic Games v. Google and Epic Games v. Apple.

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  • Epic Games v. Apple plaintiff; lost the Sherman Act claims, won under California law on anti-steering, and won the contempt ruling now under Supreme Court review Primary record 1
  • Epic Games v. Google plaintiff; won at trial and on appeal; the news report says it withdrew a proposed settlement with Google on 15 July 2026 Primary record 23
Proof 3 sources
  1. Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple, Inc., Opinion, No. 25-2935 (9th Cir., 11 December 2025), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 11 Dec 2025. Primary record
    The panel concluded that charging a 27% commission had a prohibitive effect, in violation of the injunction.
  2. Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC (In re Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation), Opinion, No. 24-6256 (9th Cir., 31 July 2025), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 31 Jul 2025. Primary record
    The jury found that Epic had proven the relevant product markets for Android app distribution and Android in-app billing services and a relevant geographic market of “worldwide excluding China.”
  3. Epic & Google Dropped Their Play Store Deal — What Changed, Open Class Actions, 1 Sep 2026. Scholarship & press
    Epic Games and Google jointly withdrew their proposed Play Store antitrust settlement on July 15, 2026
Page history 3 changes
  1. Second revision of Too Big to Fail: the FTC's 1917 finding, the 1952 report's seven firms, the 1984 hearing record, and corrected cards for Spirit, beef, tickets, Google and the final verdictAlibek05663c47
  2. Revise Too Big to Fail after the skeptic's review: read to 2 November 2026, a verdict card that separates findings from shares, the 1929 fight with its scandal and the board's stand, and sources for every cardAlibekc819f2cb
  3. Add the story Too Big to Fail: Standard Oil's stockholders, the phrase's origin in 1984, and market-by-market cases to November 2026Alibekaa9c434d

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