Epic v. Google: everything we learned in Fortnite court
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They see opportunity to express frustration closed ecosystems through use of sideloading on Android to distribute via their website, threatening Play revenue ($130M directly) and broader business model.
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High risk of contagion: Tencent is an investor in Epic and in other major game developers, and will have visibility into this deal; high risk that other games seek other distribution channels as well (up to $310M in revenue at risk)
Epic’s lead attorney is pointing out that if Google was willing to spend $147M on Epic to protect against $130M worth of damage, there must have been something deeper at stake — the “contagion.” Lockheimer isn’t answering that directly. He’s being a very argumentative witness and, in fact, just got told off by the judge.
