In the 2020 Epic Games case against Google Play, Google was ruled by a California court to have violated antitrust laws and was ordered by a judge to remove external payment restrictions on its Google Play store applications. In response, Google filed an appeal on the 27th, requesting that the previous California court decision be revoked. (Preliminary summary: Is Google afraid of forced separation? The U.S. Department of Justice recommends: splitting businesses, restricting agreements, making public search data... to combat monopoly) (Background supplement: Google Play lists fraudulent encrypted wallets! American mother lost 5 million mg of anger (Suede Google) In 2020, Epic Games, a well-known game developer, was dissatisfied with Apple and Google's practice of charging 30% of each transaction through their respective app stores. They sued Apple and Google one after another, accusing the two companies of monopolizing the market, hoping to Stop this behavior immediately and let the market return to fair and healthy competition. According to previous reports from Dongzhong, Epic Games lost the case against Apple in 2021. However, in January this year, in response to the request of the U.S. Supreme Court, Apple loosened the program purchase mechanism of the App Store in the United States, allowing developers to embed external software into their programs. Link, it is no longer mandatory to use Apple’s payment mechanism. In addition, at the end of 2023, a federal jury in a California court in the United States ruled that Google Play intentionally exercised monopoly power through anti-competitive conduct. Not only that, according to CNBC, California court judge James Donato issued a permanent injunction in October this year, ordering Google to remove external payment restrictions (including cryptocurrency payment systems) on its Google Play Store applications and allow developers to Give users the option to download apps from outside the Google Market. Because this order may cause Google to lose 15% to 30% of the profit sharing from application sales (the ruling and related orders are currently suspended), it has attracted much attention from the market. Google requested an appeal to overturn the judgment. Against this background, Google has filed an application with the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn the previous California court judgment. It is understood that Google argued in a 110-page document submitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the 27th that the California federal court judge's ruling "will directly weaken Google's efforts to compete with Apple and the iPhone." Google believes that the judge should consider Its competition with Apple in the smartphone field should be based on the ruling in the Epic v. Apple case - which found that Apple did not violate antitrust laws.In addition, Google argued that Judge James Donato should not hold a jury trial because the Epic v. Apple case did not use a jury format, forcing Google to face an unequal verdict with rival Apple. Additionally, oral arguments in this appeal are scheduled for February 3, 2025, at the San Francisco Court of Appeals. The verdict may determine the development direction of the Web3 platform. On the other hand, Epic Games' victory also means that it can put game store-value links on Google play and Apple stores. However, as Google appeals, the situation will be fraught with uncertainty. In addition, the success or failure of this appeal may directly affect the way app store payments are made in the future, which will determine whether the platform has exclusive rights to user payments (restricting external payments). Not only that, this judgment may also be related to the future development direction of the Web3 platform. After all, if the charging channel is controlled by a large platform, the project may find another way. Related reports Overheating signal? Robinhood and Coinbase dominate the U.S. App Store financial management rankings, Google Bitcoin search popularity reaches peak, full-chain data network Chainbase integrates Google Gemini: Promote on-chain data AI, smart Google shock bomb) The US Department of Justice is rumored to require enforcement Selling Chrome to attack Google's search monopoly "Google is trying its best to survive, seeking to overturn Epic Games' "Play Store antitrust case judgment" or affect the future development of the Web3 platform." This article was first published in Dongqu BlockTempo (Dongqu Dongzhi - the most influential Powerful blockchain news media).