Recently, Epic Games and the US Internet company Match Group are trying to expand their lawsuit against Google , including additional charges against the search giant. In a motion filed in the federal court of the Northern District of California on Oct. 7, the two companies accused Google of bribery to developers with the means and ability to create competition with the Android app store.
Specifically, Epic and Match Group are related to agreements such as Project Hug. The later called the Apps and Games Velocity Program cost Google millions of dollars to keep some of the most popular Android developers on the Play Store, according to a complaint filed by Epic last year.
The motion stated: "Some terms in the agreement are intended to prevent developers from launching competitive app stores." The motion added that Google "itself" violated the major U.S. antitrust law, Sherman Act. Under the Sherman Act, breach of the agreement itself does not require the plaintiff to demonstrate how a certain action negatively affects the market, because it is generally believed that such behavior will reduce competition (price limits fall into this category).
Google said it would object to the motion. “Epic and Match have added more inaccurate claims to their failed lawsuits and we look forward to clarifying the facts in court,” a spokesperson for the company said.
"The project on which Epic and Match claims are based is just to inspire developers to provide benefits and opportunities for advance access when Google Play users release new content or updates; this does not prevent developers from creating competitive app stores as they claim." "In fact, the project proves that Google Play competes fairly with many competitors, giving developers many options for operating systems and app stores."
came after Epic and Match entered into an interim agreement with Google earlier this year to ensure that their apps remain in the Play Store during the settlement of the lawsuit. In a counterclaim filed by Google in June this year, Google accused Match of trying to enter the Play Store "without paying". Google's store charges have also been scrutinized by the U.S. Department of Justice and more than 30 states.
Source: Sina Technology
Editor: Sharon
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