Fortnite: Epic Games shoots everywhere!

According to Epic Games, the removal of Fortnite from Google from the Play Store is an abuse of the search company's monopoly in the commercial mobile operating system market.

Also, noting that Google is using this monopoly to maintain control over Android app distribution and in-app payment processing.

Basically, Epic Games is doing exactly the same thing as it did in the lawsuit against Apple, however we know that such a claim makes no sense, since Android allows the installation of any game or application inside or outside the Play Store.

Google is not Apple!

Here's a statement from Epic's lawsuit against Apple on September 4th. "Apple controls all app distribution on iOS. All in-app payment processing for digital content on iOS. It illegally maintains these two monopolies by explicitly prohibiting any competitive entry into either market."

Epic's war against Apple isn't going well. Probably the company thought things would be different. But about two months after this whole situation started, Epic is nowhere near returning with Fortnite to the App Store.

Now it's turning its focus to Google, at least for now. And it all seems very timely, considering the less-than-successful run in the fight against Apple.

In addition to the above statements, he also says that Google has taken a "series of measures" to discourage users from downloading apps outside the Play Store. In a way this is true. Google discourages users from downloading apps outside of the Play Store. For a very important reason, security!

How to safely install Fortnite after removing the app from the Play Store

Does the lawsuit against Google make sense?

For years, Android has had significant problems with apps installed from unsafe sources that carry malware. And for years, Google has tried to dissuade users from engaging in this practice. The practice of getting app APKs from external sources because it's less secure.

The claims continue to accuse Google of making the decision to take down Fortnite for reasons other than the fact that Epic Games simply broke the rules. Violate Google Play Store policy.

According to Epic Games, Google simply withdrew Fortnite because Epic released revenue that competed with Google. It's unclear whether or not these claims will favor Epic. The case management conference is expected to take place next week.

Meanwhile, Google is trying to stop things from moving forward before that point. Echoing the same sentiment as Apple when it claimed that Epic Games caused these problems for itself.