Tim Sweeney outlines mobile store future after Google vs Epic ruling

The court has made its (seemingly) final ruling in the case of Google vs Epic, with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided it will not overturn the 2023 jury decision. As such, the injunctions and remedies against Google are still in place, or, as Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney put it: “Total victory in the Epic v Google appeal!”

In response to this decision, Sweeney took to social media to outline the future implications of the court’s decision (as well as that of Epic’s other case against Apple). “We’re really starting to see the outlines of what a fair and competitive digital ecosystem for the future looks like… Can Apple and Google, current mired in ruthless extraction phases, return to their historic vision-driven, whole-market-expanding roots? I think it’s possible.”