Epic v. Google: everything we learned in Fortnite court
See all Stories
S
“The install friction is not only a bad experience, but we know from our data that it will drastically limit their reach.”
This was the very first in Google’s internal list of “the most principled arguments” it could make to convince Epic to put Fortnite on the Play Store.
Another argument that Epic’s lawyer didn’t highlight but I spotted below: “the [Play] store will still attract billions of users who will search for Fortnite and run into deadends that aren’t clear how to resolve.”
I wonder if Google wound up making the latter argument!
Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.
Loading comments
Getting the conversation ready...
Most Popular
Most Popular
- Apple’s weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness
- Apple’s smart home camera service is starting to impress me
- Tim Cook says RAM expenses are ‘unsustainable’ and Apple is going to raise prices
- The Google / Xreal Aura XR glasses are now available to preorder
- Snap is finally about to ship AR glasses — and they cost a fortune
