Google has asked a California judge to deny Epic Games requested remedies after the Play Store was found to be an illegal monopoly, arguing that the changes would be too costly and create new security risks for Android users.
Epic Games finally INVITED me!
The Chocolate Factory filed a briefing [PDF] objecting to Epic's demands on Monday, arguing that its internal estimate of up to $137 million to implement catalog access, library porting and third-party app store distribution, plus ongoing fees to keep it running throughout, was simply too much to bear.
"These estimates reflect the technical and review costs incurred by Google," the company said in the filing. "They do not include the incalculable costs Google would suffer from the damage to the Google and Play brands or the security and viability of the Android ecosystem caused by these actions."
Google reported net income of $23.7 billion in the first quarter of 2024.
