Hua Er Jie Jian Wen·2025-07-31 21:08Group 1 - Google lost an antitrust lawsuit against Epic Games, requiring changes to its app store policies to allow competitive markets and alternative billing systems [2] - The Ninth Circuit Court upheld a lower court's ruling, indicating that antitrust remedies can prohibit certain lawful behaviors to correct anti-competitive actions [2][3] - Google expressed concerns that the ruling would "seriously harm user safety" and undermine innovation on the Android platform [2] Group 2 - A jury supported Epic's claims that Alphabet engaged in anti-competitive behavior by paying manufacturers and developers to restrict their use of the Google Play Store [3] - Following the jury's decision, a federal judge ruled that Google must make further concessions to competitors [3] - The antitrust dispute occurs amid increasing scrutiny of Google's business practices by regulators worldwide, with Alphabet's stock dropping over 2% during trading [4]