Explainer-Epic Games verdict adds to Google’s global antitrust woes


FILE PHOTO: Epic Games booth for the game Fortnite is shown at E3, the annual video games expo revealing the latest in gaming software and hardware in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake

(Reuters) - “Fortnite” maker Epic Games won a major antitrust trial against Alphabet’s Google in San Francisco, persuading a federal jury on Monday that some of the technology giant’s rules for its app Play store violated U.S. competition law.

Here’s a look at what’s next in the case, and other major antitrust headaches facing Google.

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