A landmark Federal Court ruling has found Apple and Google engaged in anti-competitive behaviour with their app stores, paving the way for two major class actions involving millions of Australians.
Judge Jonathan Beach found the tech giants misused their market power in removing Fortnite from their platforms when the popular online game’s developer Epic Games sought to introduce its own charging system.
Monash University’s Associate Professor Michael Duffy says the decision will lead to better pricing for consumers and give developers a ‘fair go’.
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