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Civil Litigation,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Aug. 17, 2020

With lawsuit, Epic Games seeks to exploit tech giant’s congressional woes

Seizing upon bipartisan interest to reign in the tech giants, Epic Games advanced narratives raised in the investigation concerning Apple Inc. abusing its alleged monopoly power by offering developers no alternatives to its app store and Google extracting massive amounts of data in play store transactions to further its lucrative advertising business.

Epic Games has capitalized on a congressional antitrust probe into big tech by suing Apple and Google over their app store policies in claims that go to the heart of the lawmakers' concerns that they stifle competition.

Seizing upon bipartisan interest to reign in the tech giants, Epic Games advanced narratives raised in the investigation concerning Apple Inc. abusing its alleged monopoly power by offering developers no alternatives ...

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