Lawyers for Google and Epic Games faced off before a U.S. appeals court in California as Google tries to overturn a jury verdict and a judge's order forcing it to revamp its app store. Epic Games accused Google of monopolizing how consumers access apps on Android devices and pay for in-app transactions. A San Francisco jury found in favor of Epic Games, ruling that Google illegally stifled competition. The judge ordered Google to restore competition by allowing users to download rival app stores within its Play store and making Play's app catalog available to competitors.
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for Alphabet's  Google  and &quot;Fortnite&quot; maker Epic Games squared off before a U.S.
 The Cary, North Carolina-based company convinced a San Francisco jury in 2023 that Google illegally stifled competition.</p><p>U.S.
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