Epic v Apple and Google

Minotaur Capital is shorting the tech giant — and backing developers — as a legal defeat threatens one of Apple’s crown jewels.

After 16 weeks and around 200 folders of evidence, arguments in Epic Games' app-store competition lawsuit against Google and Apple are over. Some final thoughts as the long wait for a judgment begins.

The longest-running competition case of the year is entering its final stages. From missing evidence and the influence of overseas law, here's what we know so far.

The rapid development of AI, and the push to avoid failures of the past through expedited regulation, may also speed up efforts to pin down legal definitions of the ecosystems in which Big Tech operates.

When it comes to legal action against global tech companies, just how long is the arm of the law? That’s the question facing legal teams on both sides of the eSafety Commissioner’s legal battle against X.

Google vice president Paul Gennai has rejected suggestions that the Play Store operator controls the Android ecosystem.

Apple's most senior software engineer has criticised European legislation in the most damning way possible: by saying it will make iPhones more like Androids.

There are concerns that the ACCC's proposals for the merger review process could make things even more difficult for companies seeking a quick sale due to financial distress.

Tim Sweeney has told an Australian court he was aware that updating the games' in-app payment methods was "deceitful" and that it was aimed at avoiding Apple's 30% commission.

The ACCC has just one cartel case before the courts. It lays bare one of the most complex areas of competition law and how dinners and emails can become collusion risks.

Google has brought back the analogy of an app store operator as a shopping centre landlord in its opening submissions against allegations of anticompetitive conduct lodged by Fortnite developer Epic Games.

Epic Games’ announcement last week it would bring its online store to Android and iOS has created new evidence demands in a courtroom nearly 12,000 miles away.

Epic Games' 16-week court battle against Apple and Google is finally under way. If the Fortnite maker is successful, it could fast-track EU-like rules for tech companies in Australia.

Apple's refusal to open up its App Store on iPhones and iPads on security grounds doesn't stack up, Epic Games argues, and measures in place in Europe explain why.

Google Play's dominance over rival Android app stores contributes to the tech giant's anti-competitive conduct, the Federal Court heard.

Epic Games' 16-week mega trial against Apple and Google has kicked off in Melbourne in front of a packed courtroom including some of the country's most prominent lawyers.

High profile witnesses, legal sledging and top competition lawyers will all feature as the Fortnite developer's 16-week trial against global tech giants Apple and Google kicks off.

The case brought by the makers of Fortnite may well have a bearing on how the government tackles Big Tech's market power in Australia.

App developers and consumers suing Apple and Google over allegations of anticompetitive conduct haven't ruled out a settlement eight weeks out from a trial.