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Lessons for Big Tech from Australia's Epic Games antitrust trial

By Saloni Sinha ( December 24, 2024, 03:48 GMT | Comment) -- Epic Games' Australian courtroom showdown with Apple and Google was the spectacle of the year in 2024. While Federal Judge Jonathan Beach wasn't shy about grilling witnesses and questioning the disappearance of documents, he sure is making the tech watchers wait for the verdict. This case serves as a stark reminder that operating in a globalized market requires consistent and defensible practices, particularly in the face of evolving regulations and increased scrutiny from antitrust authorities.Developer Epic Games and tech titans Apple and Google are still picking up the pieces from the antitrust battles in the US from a few years back. Meanwhile, antitrust watchers in Australia are patiently — or maybe not so patiently — waiting for a federal judge to drop his gavel on an enthralling chapter of litigation....

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