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Epic tried to 'Trojan horse' its way onto Android devices, Google lawyer tells Australian antitrust trial

By Saloni Sinha ( April 3, 2024, 08:18 GMT | Insight) -- Videogame developer Epic Games tried to “Trojan horse” its way onto Android devices by continuing to receive assistance for launching the popular game Fortnite on the operating system while concealing the fact that it didn’t plan to launch the game on Google Play Store, an Australian court heard today. In the third week of a 16-week antitrust trial, Epic Games Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney was back on the Federal Court of Australia witness stand to answer Google’s questions about why he continued to seek the advice of both the Android and the Google Play Store teams ahead of the launch.Videogame developer Epic Games tried to “Trojan horse” its way onto Android devices by continuing to receive assistance for launching the popular game Fortnite on the operating system while concealing the fact that it didn’t plan to launch the game on Google Play Store, an Australian court heard to-day....

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