Epic v. Google: everything we learned in Fortnite court
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“Google doesn’t give Google Android away for free,” claims Epic’s economist.
Where by “Google Android,” he seems to mean Android with pre-loaded Google apps.
“What is correct is when Google enters these licenses, it doesn’t receive a cash payment from the OEMs... the OEMs are receiving something, and they’re doing something for Google,” says Bernheim.
“They agree to put the suite of GMS apps on their smartphones, and that generates billions of dollars of revenue for Google.”
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