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“I want to make it clear to everybody exactly what was happening on these platforms,” Mr. Sweeney said from a witness stand on Monday. If Epic wins, Google could be forced to allow other companies to offer competing payment systems on the Play Store. Since the trial started two weeks ago, Mr. Sweeney has been sitting in the front row of the courtroom almost every day. In September, Google reached a settlement with dozens of state attorneys general who sued the company on similar grounds. In his testimony, Mr. Sweeney insisted that his goal was to distribute the games to more users, rather than seek monetary damages, and that Google’s fee prevented Epic from expanding its business.
Persons: Mr, Sweeney, , Jonathan Kravis Organizations: Apple, Google, Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft
His portrayal came in testimony in an antitrust trial focused on Epic Games' attempt to upend Google's store for Android phone apps. It's similar to a payment system that Epic unsuccessfully challenged in a parallel lawsuit filed against Apple's iPhone app store. Sweeney said Google tried to entice him with a wide range of financial incentives, which he rejected. After rejecting Google's overtures, Epic tried to distribute Fortnite for Android through its own website. “It's an issue I see as existential to all games, including Epic,” Sweeney said.
Persons: Tim Sweeney, Sundar Pichai, Sweeney, Jonathan Kravis, Kravis, ” Sweeney, Fortnite, Sweeney didn't Organizations: FRANCISCO, Google, Games, Washington , D.C, U.S, Supreme, Activision, Android, Apple, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, PlayStation Locations: San Francisco, Washington ,, View , California
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