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This teaching case remains highly relevant today, as it examines the ongoing antitrust conflict between Epic Games – the developer of Fortnite – and Google, the operator of the Android Play Store. In August 2020, Epic attempted to bypass Google’s 30% commission by introducing a direct in-app payment option. Google responded by removing Fortnite from the Play Store, which prompted Epic to file an antitrust lawsuit alleging that Google abused its dominant position in the Android app distribution and billing markets.
The case highlights the strategic and economic tensions surrounding platform governance, digital market power and gatekeeper behaviour. Students evaluate...
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